81-year-old Miami County man pleads not guilty in child rape case

Norman Smock is video-arraigned Aug. 2, 2018, in Miami County Municipal Court, where his bond is set at $100,000.

Norman Smock is video-arraigned Aug. 2, 2018, in Miami County Municipal Court, where his bond is set at $100,000.

An 81-year-old Casstown man pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony count of child rape.

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Norman Smock is accused of engaging in sexual contact with a child younger than 10 on July 28, according to an indictments handed down by a Miami County grand jury.

Smock pleaded not guilty in county Common Pleas Court. Bail of $100,000, originally set in the county Municipal Court, was continued by Judge Jeannine Pratt.

A pretrial hearing for Smock was scheduled for Oct. 29.

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