Buckley councilman’s son charged with bribing a witness in child rape case
Jun 6, 2012, 2:29 PM | Updated: 3:37 pm
Longtime Buckley City Councilman Randy Reed will go to trial soon, accused of child rape and molestation, but his son now has legal trouble of his own.
On Wednesday, Travis Reed pleaded not guilty to trying to pay off a witness in his father’s case.
Prosecutors said Travis Reed tried to bribe the victim’s mother, his former girlfriend, into keeping quiet.
He told her he would put $200 a month into an account for the 7-year-old girl every month until she turned 18.
In exchange, prosecutors said he wanted her to drop the charges against his father.
Randy Reed is accused of molesting the girl while she lived in his home with her mother and Travis Reed.
Randy Reed’s trial is set to start on July 10.
