Suspect in church bus sex abuse case considering plea deal

A plea deal offer is being considered by the man accused of sexually abusing a girl on a church bus on Easter Sunday of 2019.

Judge John Atkins granted another continuance until March 24 while Tyler Frances goes over a plea offer from the commonwealth with defense attorney Sands Chewning.

Investigation by Hopkinsville police led to the first-degree sexual abuse charge after the alleged victim said Frances ripped off her underwear and inappropriately touched her while both were riding the church bus. Frances has pled not guilty in the case.