High-profile Oklahoma artist Bunky Echo-Hawk is facing a second felony charge in a Pawnee County criminal case that began after a child reported Echo-Hawk had molested them.
Echo-Hawk was accused in July of possessing child porn. He already was facing a charge of lewd or indecent acts to a child younger than 16.
Prosecutors added the new charge after investigators searched electronic devices belonging to Echo-Hawk, said Jeff Jones, assistant district attorney for Pawnee County.
Echo-Hawk was scheduled to be arraigned on the charge Tuesday, but the hearing is now set for Aug. 23.
Echo-Hawk, whose legal first name is Walter, pleaded not guilty to the initial charge in January and plans to do the same when he is arraigned on the latest count, said his attorney, Dan Good.
In his first public statement to The Oklahoman on the case, Echo-Hawk denied both accusations and asked for privacy.
“I want to be perfectly clear: I have never in my life accessed, sought or held any interest in viewing that type of material in any way, shape or form,” Echo-Hawk said in a written statement provided by his attorney. “I am shocked, bewildered and devastated by just the thought of this allegation — and like the false claims made against me previously — I am not guilty of what I have been accused of. I eagerly look forward to proving my innocence in court, and simply request privacy for my family during this painful chapter of our lives.”
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