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Former Rangers pitcher John Wetteland indicted on child sexual abuse charge

A former pitcher for the Texas Rangers and several other MLB teams has been indicted by a Denton County grand jury on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child younger than age 14.

John K. Wetteland, 52, of Trophy Club, was arrested and released on a $25,000 bond when he was arrested in January.

Wetteland was indicted on Thursday, according to a report by KRLD.

A probable cause affidavit says Wetteland is accused of sexually assaulting a child who was known to him between 2004 and 2006. The child was under the age of 10 and the alleged assault happened three times, the document says.