CRIMEJul 15 · 17:59 UTCWTOP DCNeal Augenstein

Trial delayed for former stepfather charged with sexually assaulting missing teen in Spotsylvania Co.

The trial for James Branton, the former stepfather of missing teen Katelin Akens, has been delayed to September 24 to allow time for evidence review. Branton is charged with sexual assault, and prosecutors suggest he may have killed Akens, though no evidence of her death has been presented.

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