BENTON, Mo. -Following a two-week investigation, authorities are reporting the arrest of a 26-year-old Blodgett man on charges related to sexual assault.
According to a news release from the office of Sheriff Rick Walter, on July 20, a Scott County Sheriff's Department detective began investigating the allegations of a sexual assault. On Aug. 5, the suspect was located and placed under arrest.
During an interview with the suspect, he confessed to soliciting and having sex with the juvenile, Walter reported.
The man, whose name was not released by officials in an effort to protect the identity of the juvenile victim, is charged with second degree statutory rape. Bond is set at $25,000 cash only.