Adam Joseph Clark, 21, of Moravia was arrested on Friday, Oct. 30 by the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office, according to a press release issued by the office on Monday.
Clark is charged with distribution of a Schedule I controlled substance to a person under age 18, a class B felony and sexual abuse in the third degree, a class C felony.
Clark is accused of allegedly trading marijuana with a 14-year-old female in exchange for a sex act in the Moravia area. The alleged incident took place during the month of August 2009 and was reported on Oct. 21, 2009.
Clark was released from custody after posting $35,000 cash bond.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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