Another suspect has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an underage girl by a Chillicothe police officer.
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says that on Wednesday his department’s investigation led to the arrest of Amanda Nicole Gault, 20, of Chillicothe on a charge criminal sodomy.
Charges were filed Wednesday against suspended Chillicothe police officer Brent Allen Schade.
Sheriff Cox says both Mr Schade and Ms Gault remain incarcerated in the Daviess Dekalb County Regional Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.
In a news release, Cox said “it was alleged that Mr Shade and Ms Gault were acting together when the alleged crime(s) took place.” Cox reminds us that anyone arrested or charged with a crime is in fact innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.