{Charleston, West Virginia}...Steven Conifer, who worked in the Kanawha County Public Defender's Office, was arrested and charged with pimping and receiving support from prostitution in July 2011. The charges have been dropped on a technicality, but Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants says the case is far from closed. The prosecutor only has a year to indict a defendant after his or her arrest. Once a year passes, the charges must be dropped. The charges stem from an online conversation where Conifer allegedly offered the sexual services of young boys in exchange for money, and even allegedly sent a picture of a young boy in a sports jersey. Plants says his office reserves the right to refile the charges. He added that other than the chat, there's little evidence that Conifer ever actually pimped out boys.
