Delphos man pleads not guilty to sex charge

4/13/2006

VAN WERT, Ohio A 23-year-old Delphos, Ohio, man who recently was released from prison pleaded not guilty yesterday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court to a charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

Delphos police charged Brent M. Pugh on March 24 after he was accused of sexual conduct with a boy over the age of 13 in a home in Delphos.

According to court records, Pugh recently was released from prison after serving a four-year sentence on an aggravated robbery conviction for a carryout holdup in 2002.

Judge Charles Steele set a $30,000 cash bond and scheduled a pretrial hearing for April 26.