Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 27, 1994 TAG: 9407270072
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By DIANNE STRUZZI STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
L. Glenn Naff, 59, was charged by state police with sexually molesting the three nieces of a couple he lived with for five years.
The couple, Andrew and Wanda Kay Robinson, befriended Naff during his divorce. They welcomed him into their small Christian church and invited him to live in their Bedford County home.
The Robinsons' nieces moved in a few years later.
The girls, their aunt and uncle were in the courthouse Tuesday. As they waited outside the courtroom, Naff's attorney, R. Andrew Davis, requested a one-week continuance for his client.
Bedford County Commonwealth's Attorney Randy Krantz requested documentation of Naff's illness. As of late Tuesday, he had not received any information from Naff's doctor.
Krantz said the public was not allowed into the proceedings because no official action was taken. There was no intention to keep the public out of the meeting, Krantz said.
"It was just one of those unexpected things that happened," he said. "There was no substantive information being discussed."
Krantz recounted that Davis said he received a call from Naff's brother an hour or so before the preliminary hearing was set to begin. He was told that Naff had sought treatment at Jefferson Surgical Clinic in Roanoke for abdominal pains.
Davis said he was told the physician's recommendation was for Naff to remain in bed for three days.
Krantz said he is giving "ample" time for Naff and Davis to produce the documentation and expects to receive it by late today. If that does not happen, Krantz said he will take the matter before a judge.
No specific date or time has been set for the preliminary hearing. Naff can still decide to waive his right to a preliminary hearing, sending the case directly to a grand jury.
Naff made his millions in the 1980s when he invested in the former Martin Processing, a Martinsville film manufacturer. By the end of that decade, Naff was facing a bitter divorce battle with his wife and had begun a friendship with the Robinsons.
The criminal allegations also have spurred a set of civil suits in Bedford County Circuit Court. Naff has sued the Robinsons, claiming they reneged on a $172,660 loan agreement which helped to purchase a five-bedroom luxury home for the couple.
Andrew Robinson has countersued, alleging that Naff's civil suit was filed as a result of the criminal charges. The suit also claims that Robinson loaned Naff $12,000 which has yet to be repaid
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