UPDATE: Nov. 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Christopher Shipman has additionally been charged with fetal homicide after authorities say he repeatedly hit a woman in the stomach, causing her to lose her unborn baby in October 2019.
A release from the Bell County Sheriff's Office detailed that Shipman "intentionally caused the death of an unborn child of a female victim who was fourteen weeks pregnant at the time."
Shipman is also accused of "disposing of the remains of the child in the toilet," the release read.
Original Story:
The Bell County Sheriff's Department in Kentucky reported that a Cumberland man was arrested on Thursday and charged with alleged sexual abuse on a minor and strangulation, among other charges following an ongoing investigation.
According to officials, detectives at the department obtained complaint warrants for 44-year-old Christopher Shipman, resulting in his arrest on Thursday. Authorities went on to execute search warrants.
As a result, Shipman has been charged with two counts of first-degree sodomy — victim under the age of 12, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse — victim under the age of 12, and first-degree strangulation.
Shipman is being held on a total of $500,000 cash bonds, officials added.
