This time he is charged with three counts of employment harmful to children, three counts of sexual performance by a child and a single count of trafficking a child – engaging in sexual conduct.
Total bond was set at $1.6 million on the latest charges. He was arrested Monday and bonded out of jail Tuesday, paying a cash bond. Patterson, a former automobile dealer, has paid total bail related to the incidents of $5 million.
All the charges are related to incidents that allegedly occurred in late 2017 involving two girls who were eight and 10 years old at the time. Affidavits with details on the latest charges had not been filed early Tuesday.
Patterson was initially alleged to have asked a Vernon woman to bring her two underaged relatives to his home in Wichita Falls for sex purposes in 2017. He was first charged and indicted in February 2021, posted bail and had his trial delayed until May of 2023. A special prosecutor and investigator re-interviewed the girls in April and filed more charges based on new claims the girls made about sexual contact with Patterson. He was jailed again and released on bail the following day.
Patterson has a hearing scheduled for June 1 on the conditions of his bail based on the new allegations that have come out in the case. His trial was moved to October after his Dallas-based attorneys asked for additional time to prepare for new charges.