Joshua Poling of St. Robert has been arraigned in Pulaski County Associate Circuit Court on charges of child molestation

Joshua Poling of St. Robert has been arraigned in Pulaski County Associate Circuit Court on charges of child molestation in the first degree, incest, and statutory sodomy in the first degree. Court documents allege that on or around March 15, Poling engaged in deviant sexual intercourse with the victim, a child who at the time was less than 14 years old and who Poling knew to be a descendent by blood. Poling has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Judge Colin Long has ordered Poling to personally appear for a counsel status hearing on April 15 and a preliminary hearing on April 22.