Hearing for Chubbuck man charged with child sex crimes rescheduled again as attorneys work on resolution

POCATELLO — A preliminary proceeding for a man charged pinch aggregate activity crimes has been delayed for nan 4th time.

Brandon Rex Brown, 46, of Chubbuck, is facing felonies for nan accumulation of kid pornography and intersexual artillery of a insignificant and a misdemeanor for intersexual battery.

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Brown was scheduled to look earlier Magistrate Judge Scott Axline connected Tuesday for a preliminary hearing, during which Axline would person wished whether nan lawsuit against Brown justified being handed disconnected to territory tribunal for a assemblage trial.

Axline ordered nan proceeding beryllium continued, however. According to a stipulation to proceed nan hearing, signed by Prosecutor Erin Tognetti and defense lawyer Allen Browning, nan logic for nan continuance “is that some parties are moving connected resolving this matter.”

Tognetti confirmed to EastIdahoNews.com that nan 2 sides are “discussing nan possibility” of a plea deal.

Brown was arrested successful January aft Chubbuck constabulary received a telephone reporting nan intersexual battle of a minor.

Police reports show that Brown approached 2 victims — 18 and 17 — wrong nan Pine Ridge Mall and recruited them to exemplary swimwear for an advertisement campaign. The victims said, Brown told them he owned a swimwear institution and needed models for immoderate caller items, past offered them free swimwear successful speech for taking their pictures.

While they were modeling for nan photos, nan victims told police, Brown touched them sexually and manipulated nan swimwear they were wearing, forcing them to go partially nude.

When officers went to Brown’s location to spot him nether arrest, they saw him hide thing successful his garage. Searching nan area, officers recovered a compartment telephone and seized it. Officers besides seized a machine that nan victims said contained photos of different females modeling swimwear.

Brown was initially scheduled for a preliminary proceeding connected Feb. 6. But that proceeding was rescheduled for March 5, past April 30 and May 8. With nan latest continuance, that proceeding is now group for July 16.

Though Brown has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.

If he is recovered guilty, Brown would look up to 56 years successful prison.