Knox County grand jury indicts Corbin man on rape, sexual abuse charges involving a minor

Knox County grand jury indicts Corbin man on rape, sexual abuse charges involving a minor

A Knox County grand jury returned a true bill on Feb. 27 on an indictment warrant for a Corbin man accused of raping and sexually abusing a minor in 2020, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Department.The sheriff's department says the indictment warrant was served on March 4 for the arrest of 44-year-old Preston Messer, following an investigation into multiple incidents recently reported to have occurred in 2020.According to the sheriff's de…