(KAIR)--A 15-year-old Atchison teen is in custody facing a possible rape charge following his Tuesday evening arrest.
“Shortly before 8:00 on Tuesday evening, we were notified to respond to a residence where a 13-year-old female victim had reported to her guardian, that a sexual assault had occurred in a park area in the 10 hundred block of North 8th Street,” says Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson. “The investigation ensued, and within several hours we had a 15-year-old male suspect in custody.”
Wilson says the suspect, whose name is not being released, has been booked on a charge of rape. Wilson says the case has been forwarded to the County Attorney’s Office, where formal charges are pending. He adds that the suspect is known to the reported victim.
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Cold case investigation leads to Holton warrant
Horton City Clerk's resignation accepted Monday
Effingham owner regains truck following theft, arrest
Former Kickapoo Tribal chairman arrested
Winchester native named as Amberwell CEO
Holton property search concludes with arrest
Mayetta pair arrested on meth, child endangerment charges
Juveniles face charges following Atchison break-in
Rural Horton man charged in alleged beating
Atchison Co's Oswald named honorary bailiff for KS Court
McLouth man injured in Monday wreck
No injuries in early Sunday morning house fire in Falls City
KS prepares for severe weekend weather
Senator Slama on tax relief efforts
Commission approves agreement for budget help
Former AG Schmidt running for KS' 2nd Congressional District
Pawnee City School Board approves personnel changes
Council hears report from golf course
Richardson County accepted into managed call handling program
LATEST STORIES
Severe storms move through NE KS
NVCH receives $415,000 grant for expansion project
KS prepares for severe weekend weather
Richardson County Board approves pay raise for dispatchers
NPPD urges farmers to be safe around power lines
Arbor Day proclaimed in Atchison
Former AG Schmidt running for KS' 2nd Congressional District
Doniphan Co Commission approves overlay projects