Police Ask Possible Abuse Victims to Step Forward in Farmer's Case ; 78-Year-Old Miami County Man Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges Involving Young Farmhands.

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TROY -- A Miami County farmer accused of engaging in sexual conduct for at least a decade with boys he hired to work on the farm pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges of rape and corruption of a minor.

The six indictments against Charles "Junior" Clouse, 78, of Covington allege sexual activity with two boys beginning when they were under age 10 and continuing several years. The boys, who now are adults, first reported the alleged abuse this summer, investigating sheriff's deputies said.

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Police Ask Possible Abuse Victims to Step Forward in Farmer's Case ; 78-Year-Old Miami County Man Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges Involving Young Farmhands.

The indictments -- five of rape and one of corruption o...

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