Former Jasper fireman back in court Monday on child molestation charge

Former Jasper Fire Protection District chief engineer Jerred Taffner, 31, is scheduled to be back in court Monday morning for a pre-trial conference, according to online Jasper County Circuit Court records.

Taffner is charged with two counts of child molestation and two counts of statutory sodomy.

Taffner allegedly molested an underage girl at least four times over the span of a year, according to the probable cause statement.

Taffner is being held in the Jasper County Jail without bond as he awaits trial.