The second degree sexual abuse trial for a former Harlan physician charged with felony second degree sexual abuse, will not be held as scheduled. The trial for 81 year old Dr. Wing Tai Fung was scheduled to take place today (Tuesday) at the Shelby County Courthouse, but an order was handed down yesterday (Monday), indicating that a plea agreement had been reached. On Monday, Judge James Richardson issued an order for a pre-sentence investigation.  A written guilty plea must be entered by January 30th with sentencing set for March 27th.

Fung, of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, was charged in May 2014, in connection with an incident that  took place in January 1999, where he allegedly molested a 10-year-old girl he was treating for a knee sprain at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Chicago police arrested Fung April 28th at O’Hare Airport after he returned from Canada. He waived his extradition so the case could be tried in Shelby County.