A JOHNSONBURG MAN IS BEHIND BARS TODAY ON CHARGES HE TRIED TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT A MINOR EARLIER THIS YEAR. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, IT ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED ON MARCH 15TH WHEN 21-YEAR-OLD JOHN HILYER JUNIOR HAD INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH THE MINOR WHEN HE WAS INTERRUPTED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND. HILYER ALLEGEDLY THEN CONFESSED TO POLICE HIS INTENT TO ASSAULT THE GIRL. HE’S DUE IN COURT NEXT WEEK FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING.
