HURON, SD – A Huron bar owner accused of raping at least three girls after supplying them with drinks is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Werner Fajardo faces 15 counts, including rape in various degrees, sexual contact with a person incapable of consenting and furnishing alcohol to minors. He is scheduled to appear at the Beadle County courthouse Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. The 34-year-old Sioux Falls man owns the El Cuervo bar in Huron. He is being held in the Beadle County Jail on a $150,000 bond.City leaders have scheduled a public hearing on Dec. 30 to consider whether to recommend that the state Department of Revenue yank Fajardo’s liquor license.
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