A Common Pleas Court judge is considering arguments made Monday, Sept., 8, about whether a 9-year-old boy should have to come to Butler County to testify or testify remotely from his home state of Michigan in a hearing in the indecent assault case against the alleged suspect.

Arguments were made in a hearing for Cecil Hallin, 43, of Clay Township, who was charged by state police with felony counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old, endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors, and a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure.

Police allege Hallin abused the boy while serving as his foster father between Dec. 28, 2023, and May 23, 2024. The child detailed the alleged abuse in a forensic interview conducted by the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lawrence Coun

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