Miramon Charged, Initial Appearance held on October 27

One month after the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation spurred by allegations made on social media, Ernest Miramon, Jr. has been charged with two counts of sexual assault, both felonies.

According to court documents, Miramon, who was arrested at his Malta home on October 18, is currently being held on a $500,000 bond in the Valley County Detention Center. He has been ordered to make his initial appearance before District Court Judge Yvonne Laird on Tuesday, October 27th at 3:30 p.m.

He is charged with Count I, Sexual Assault, A Felony, committed in Malta, Phillips C...