George Otis Johnson Hearing, Dec 22-Nevada, MO

Hearing set for Granby pastor A Granby pastor facing 17 counts of child sexual abuse will have a case review in Vernon County. George Otis Johnston, 66, is scheduled to appear in Vernon County Circuit Court on Dec. 22 for the proceeding. Judge James R. Bickel will preside. Johnston is represented by Neosho attorney Andy Wood. The case was moved from Newton County to Vernon County on a change of venue. Johnston, the pastor of Grandview Valley Baptist Church, faces nine counts of first degree statutory sodomy, a Class A felony; six Class C felony charges of second-degree statutory sodomy; and two Class C felony counts of first-degree child molestation. In the summer of 2006, a young woman alleged Johnston had molested her as a child, beginning when she was 8 years old and continuing until she left the Granby commune shortly after her 17th birthday. Neosho Daily News, 12/12/2009

Vernon County Courthouse
100 W Cherry St.
Nevada, Mo 64772