The case against a man accused of unlawfully housing a missing teen is heading to a grand jury after a Kenton County judge heard testimony from investigators, alleging the girl was subjected to days of drugs, alcohol and abuse.
Matthew Wade, 40, is charged with third-degree sexual abuse, unlawful transaction with a minor, second-degree assault, first-degree strangulation, custodial interference, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
Wade appeared in court for his preliminary hearing Wednesday, without an attorney. Judge Douglas Grothaus appointed him a public defender for the hearing after Wade said he couldn’t access his funds to hire his own counsel…