LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Hope for Prisoners founder Jon Ponder has pleaded not guilty to over 25 charges related to assaults on female inmates.
A Clark County jury indicted Ponder at the end of September.
An arrest report says an investigation started in April after reports surfaced.
A judge lowered his bail to $400K, according to his defense attorney. The court previously issued a $1 million cash bail and ordered no contact with the victims and no weapons.
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Hope for Prisoners is a nonprofit organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada, that provides reentry services to men, women, and young adults returning to the community after incarceration.
Detectives are urging anyone who may have been a victim of Ponder, or anyone with additional information related to the investigation, to contact LVMPD detectives at 702-828-3251.
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