The Scioto County Grand Jury indicted a 22-year-old New Boston man for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor during its latest session.
His arrest was a result of an investigation by the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit. This is precisely the type of investigation the taskforce was formed to conduct and the collaboration between the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, the Scioto County Prosecutor, and the New Boston and Portsmouth Police has led to multiple arrests since it was formed.
According to the Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, the New Boston Police Department contacted his office about a child sexual assault. The Scioto County Special Victim’s Unit dispatched Detective Sgt. Jodi Conkel to investigate. Conkel soon learned that the victim was just 13 years old at the time of the alleged assault.
The detective headed to the child’s school to interview her and then tracked down the suspect, Andrew M. Evans, 22, at his New Boston home.
Officers took him into custody on charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and probation violation and transported him to the Scioto County Jail.
Evans pleaded no contest to a criminal trespass charge back in July and was sentenced to a suspended sentence and probation.