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A Graham man was indicted this week on two counts of sexual assault of a child and solicitation of prostitution, under 18 years of age. Richard Henry Ashing, 54, remains in jail after being arrested in May on the three second-degree felonies stemming from a December 2022 offense. A Young County grand jury indicted Ashing on the three charges Friday, Aug. 18. Ashing was arrested Friday, May 5 and charged with three felonies following a forensic interview with a minor.

A Graham man was arrested Friday, May 5 and charged with three felonies following a forensic interview with a minor. Richard Henry Ashing, 54, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of solicitation of prostitution, under 18 years of age. According to probable cause affidavits filed for each charge, the victim was given a forensic interview May 5 in Graham. The victim, whose name was withheld due to their age, described two instances of aggravated sexual assault th...