BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Authorities arrested an Erlanger man on charges he sexually abused a teen juvenile.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said 21-year-old Edward Hernandez was arrested Saturday after being accused of sodomizing a 14-year-old boy in Burlington.
Officials said Hernandez abused the boy 10 times over a year and claim he acknowledged other abuse while being questioned.
Police said they also found a glass pipe and marijuana residue in his possession.
Hernandez was charged with 10 counts of first-degree sodomy and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was being held in the Boone County Detention Center.
