Fingal, ND A Fingal man is charged with felonies including a Class AA Felony for Gross Sexual Imposition (GSI,)

Court documents say the victim was under the age of 15.

.27-year-old Lucus John Puhr was also charged with felony Aggravated Assault, the victim was under the age of 12. He also faces felony Child Abuse, because the victim was under the age of six. He was also charged with two counts of felony Child Neglect. All of these incidents allegedly occurred on June 19th of 2020.

The Barnes County State’s Attorney’s office charged Puhr on October 19th of 2022.

He remains jailed, on a $50,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, December 6th 2022 at 1pm before Judge Jay Schmitz in Barnes County.

If Puhr is convicted on the Class AA Felony charge, he could be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.