Opening arguments are scheduled for Tuesday morning in the sexual assault trial of a Mt. Carmel man. 31 year old Jeffrey Isham was arrested in September of 2019 and charged with a Class X felony of predatory criminal sexual assault with the victim being under the age of 13. The charge resulted following an investigation by the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department. Isham was charged with three more similar Class X felonies in December of last year.
Isham was originally charged in 2019 by former state’s attorney Cassandra Goldman, but the case has dragged on and carried over to current state’s attorney Kelli Storckman who will be making her opening statement tomorrow at 9am. Isham is being represented by public defender James Lane. A 12 person jury was seated today in Wabash County Circuit Court.
In January of 2020, a plea agreement in the case was rejected by the judge. The Class X felony carries a prison terms of 6 to 30 years and is not a probationable offense.
