Investigators said that a man from Kanawha County sexually abused a girl who was 14 years old in Sissonville. The suspect was taken into custody following the incident.
According to a statement released by the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Jeremiah Gibson, age 21, from Sissonville, has been charged with sexual assault in the third degree.
On July 8, the investigation was inaugurated. As stated in a press statement issued by the sheriff’s office, the victim disclosed to members of her family that she and the suspect had involved in sexual activity on four separate occasions beginning in the middle of June.
At the conclusion of his arraignment in the Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Gibson was transported to the South Central Regional Jail facility.
Only cash in the amount of $25,000 is required for his bond.