A registered sex offender charged for at least the third time with child molestation was arraigned Tuesday.

Jeffery Courter is charged with fondling a girl under the age of 13 last year.

He was arraigned via video conference from the Buchanan County Jail, where he is being held without bond.

 

Judge Keith Marquardt scheduled a preliminary hearing for April 19th, and scheduled a status hearing April 12th. According to court records, Courter will apply for a court appointed lawyer.