Crime & Safety
Easley Man Arraigned on Massachusetts Sexual Assault Charges
Keon Jenkins faces charges of indecent assault and battery of a child under age 14 and assault of a child with intent to rape.
An Easley man has been arraigned on sexual assault charges in Massachusetts.
According to the Taunton Gazette, Keon Jenkins, 32, faces charges of indecent assault and battery of a child under age 14 and assault of a child with intent to rape.
The charges were filed by the Easton, MA Police Department and stem from an alleged incident in Easton in 2009.
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Jenkins' bail has been set at $20,000.
The Gazette cites a court document that states Jenkins is accused of exposing himself to a child and inappropriately touching the child in the 2009 Easton incident.
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Should Jenkins post bail, he is ordered to remain in Massachusetts, to have no unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18 and have no contact with the alleged victim and the child's parents.
Pickens County Sheriff's Office records list Jenkins' last known address as 313 N. A Street.
He is due back in Taunton District Court next month.
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