Former University of Kentucky board chairman Billy Joe Miles was charged Tuesday with rape, sodomy and bribing a witness. Arraignment has been set for September 26.
The state charged the 76-year-old Miles in Daviess County Circuit Court with one count each of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and bribing a witness. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the rape allegedly occurred on or about July 2. The person making the allegation isn't identified.
The newspaper wasn't able to reach Miles or his lawyer, Nick Goetz of Owensboro, for comment. The published report says Miles was served an arrest warrant and jailed in the Daviess County Detention Center until posting a $150,000 cash bond and surrendering his passport.
Daviess County sheriff's office Capt. Bill Thompson confirmed that the defendant is a former UK board member.
Miles served three terms on the board between 1995 and 2013.
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