ANMOORE, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a missing Kentucky girl has been found in West Virginia and a man has been charged with sexually assaulting her.
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department says deputies found the girl walking along a highway in Anmoore on Wednesday morning.
As deputies were getting her story, they noticed a man walking away from the scene and detained him. The girl then told officials that he had assaulted her.
Christopher Watson is charged with third-degree sexual assault. It’s unclear whether he has hired an attorney.
The department says an investigation is ongoing.
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