RENO COUNTY — A Kansas man charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and four counts of failing to register as a sex offender was bound over for trial Monday in Reno County.

Richard Dean McHenry, 55, Hutchinson, is accused in the case where the victim testified about the relationship between the two started when she was 14, but changed over time.

His demeanor toward her also changed. The victim alleges the sexual encounters occurred numerous times while the two shared a home near Pleasantview.

The state only charged McHenry with two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, but the victim stated that some of the things he demanded that she do occurred on a daily basis.

She testified that during the last encounter when she came to get some of her belongings at his home, she was kicked and then sexually assaulted.
If he’s convicted of the sodomy charges, McHenry would be considered a persistent sex offender, meaning he could get double the sentence.
McHenry has a prior conviction for aggravated criminal sodomy for a case from 2000 in Jefferson County and is required to register as a sex offender, but again has failed to do so at least four times.

He will be arraigned on the charges December 5.