Mercer County Sex Abuse Case Continued To September

Another court appearance for an Aledo man facing ten felony sex abuse/sex assault counts. 44 year old Michael E. Daniels was in Mercer County Circuit Court today with his pre-trial conference continued to September 12th. He’s facing three Class X felonies, three Class 1 felonies and four Class 2 felonies in connection with alleged incidents involving a child under the age of 13. Class X felonies are punishable by 6-to-30 years in prison upon conviction. Daniels was released from the Mercer County Jail in June after posting ten-percent of his $150,000 bond. He was arrested in late May.