Former political leader pleads not guilty to child molestation charges

By Erin Taylor | Kingman Daily Miner

No bond was set Tuesday in the case of Don Van Brunt but the former political leader was ordered to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet after pleading not guilty to child molestation charges in court.

Don Van Brunt
Don Van Brunt

Van Brunt, 82, is charged with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of child molestation in connection with complaints made by his now grown grandsons. The complaints were lodged last fall after one of the grandsons contacted authorities where he lives in California. Those authorities in turn contacted authorities here and an investigation was launched by a detective with the Kingman Police Department and the County Attorney’s Office.

The men allege that the abuse took place when one was between the ages of 9 and 10 while the other alleged that his abuse started when he was around 6 years old. The brothers told police that they didn’t know the other had been victimized until last fall, when one asked the other.

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