Radio Talk Show Host Indicted

Jon Matthews Resigns

POSTED: Wednesday, November 12, 2003

UPDATED: 11:16 am CST November 13, 2003

HOUSTON -- Radio talk show host Jon Matthews was indicted on one count of indecency with a child Wednesday, News2Houston reported.

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A Fort Bend County grand jury handed down the sealed indictment Wednesday morning.

Officials told News2Houston that a teenager who lives in Matthews' Sugar Land neighborhood went to police Oct. 9 and made accusations against Matthews.

"Under the occasion contained in the indictment in early October, Mr. Matthews exposed his genitals to a child (a person under 17)," said John Healy, the Fort Bend County district attorney. "We have not alleged any contact."

Matthews surrendered to Sugar Land police Wednesday afternoon.

If convicted, Matthews could face from two to 10 years in prison, and a $10,000 fine.

Matthews has been a staple of Houston radio as a conservative talk show host, most recently on the KSEV AM morning show. He handed in his resignation, which was accepted, Wednesday.

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