McIntire, 83, charged with Rape

Marla Jones, Managing Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

SCOTTSBORO, ALA.–A Scottsboro man has been indicted on six counts, including sex abuse of a child by a Jackson County grand jury. 

Authorities began investigating, 83-year-old Herman Clevy McIntire after receiving a report of sexual abuse in their jurisdiction. 

After the findings of the investigation were presented to the Jackson County grand jury, an indictment warrant was issued for McIntire’s arrest.  

The warrant includes the following charges:

• First-degree rape
• First-degree sodomy
• Sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old
• Forced sexual contact (2 counts)
• Indecent exposure

McIntire was arrested on Wednesday, December 14.  On Friday, December 16, he remained in the Jackson County Jail with a bond of $176,000.