Man charged in fatal crash now accused of sexual relationship with teen

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VICCO, Ky. — A Perry County man who was charged with murder for his connection to a fatal UTV crash in February now faces new charges based on allegations that came to light after the crash.

Noah Back
Noah Back

Noah Back, 26, of Vicco, was a passenger in the crash Feb. 28, along with another man and two 16-year-old girls. One of the teens was driving at the time, and the other, Emilynn Clark, died of injuries sustained in the crash.

Back was charged with murder on March 21, and a Perry County grand jury is currently weighing whether to indict him.

But social media posts shortly after the crash alerted authorities that Back had been involved in a sexual relationship with the other girl in the crash.

During a forensic interview at Care Cottage Child Advocacy Center in Hazard on March 12, the girl revealed the relationship allegedly began when the girl was 14. Back was a volunteer basketball coach at the girl’s school, and his mother was the principal at that school.

She was still 14 when the two began a sexual relationship, including during a trip to Atlanta for a Don Tolliver concert, when Back was celebrating his 25th birthday.

Back has initially been charged with transporting a minor across state lines for criminal sexual activity. He is currently being held without bond in the Laurel County jail.