KNOX COUNTY, Ohio — The son of two New Albany megachurch leaders, who was indicted on nearly three dozen sex charges earlier this year, is out of jail after a judge lowered his bond on Thursday.

The judge lowered Gary Thomas Keesee Jr.’s bond from $2 million to $1 million on Thursday, according to Knox County court records. Records say he posted bond the same day.

Keesee is facing a total of 32 charges — 13 counts of rape, 14 counts of gross sexual imposition and five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. He has pleaded not guilty.

Licking County Prosecutor Jenny Wells said Keesee Jr. held a variety of roles at the church over the years, but the accusations date back to long before he served on the leadership team.

According to Mount Vernon Municipal Court records, the vict

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