(KNZA)--A Sabetha man has been arrested for alleged child sex crimes.

The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Kevin Devore was arrested July 7th by the Sabetha Police Department on Nemaha County warrant for aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent solicitation of a child.

Nemaha County Attorney Brad Lippert said a complaint filed in Nemaha County District Court alleges that on or between April 1, 2021, and November 4, 2021, Devore solicited a child under 14 years of age to submit to an unlawful sex act, and engaged in sodomy (oral contact of the male genitalia) with the same child.    

Lippert said the case was investigated by the Sabetha Police Department.

As of Monday, Devore remained held in the Nemaha County Jail on a $500,000 cash/surety bond.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 19.