A 25-year-old Hardin man is now facing 33 felony charges tied to graphic allegations of abuse and misconduct in four separate cases. Brant K. Nichols was initially charged in two separate 2024 cases involving sexual exploitation of minors. Two additional felony cases have been added this year. Brant K. Nichols, 25, was charged in two separate cases in 2024, resulting in a total of eight felony charges. These charges include first-degree statutory rape or attempted statutory rape, person less than 14 years of age, aggravated sexual offense; two counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy, deviate sexual intercourse, person less than 14 years of age; enticement or attempted enticement of a child, actor 21 years of age or older and child less than 15 years of age; and four counts of firstoffense sexual misconduct involving a child under 15. Recently, two additional cases were filed against Nichols. The first case includes five felony charges of second-degree statutory…