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Bond Hearing for Bodenweiser in Child Molestation Case

Delaware Department of Justice

DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Sussex County judge has ordered a bond review hearing for a former state Senate candidate charged with repeatedly molesting a boy more than 20 years ago.

Fifty-four-year-old Eric Bodenweiser was released on $250,000 bond in October, subject to GPS monitoring and supervision by probation and parole officials, but that bond will be reviewed at Friday's hearing.

Such bond reviews can be ordered when a defendant awaiting trial is accused of violating the terms of his release.

Eric Mooney, an attorney for Bodenweiser, was not available for comment Wednesday.

Bodenweiser did not immediately return a telephone message left at his home.

The judge on Wednesday refused to postpone the bond review hearing until Aug. 14, when a closed-door hearing on a defense motion to suppress evidence in the case resumes.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.