HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The trial for a former bonding agent charged with human trafficking and rape has been continued once again, this time at the request of the state. Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton is down with the flu, so the trial for Dwight Jurgens is pushed back to the first week of June.

Jurgens is charged with four counts of aggravated human trafficking, two counts of attempting to commit aggravated human trafficking, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy. The human trafficking and aggravated counts are charged due to his authority of controlling persons because of his bonding business. He had worked for TNT bonding at the time of the initial arrest.

All four victims allege that they were threatened with being taken back to jail if they didn’t agree to have sex with him.

Another delay, this time unavoidable because of illness.