Indiana State Police Detective Wes Kuykendall initiated a criminal investigation on February 26th after receiving information that a Posey County male juvenile had allegedly been sexually abused several years ago by 23-year-old Dylan Cooper, of Mt. Vernon.
During the investigation it was revealed that between 2014 and 2015, Cooper had allegedly assaulted the victim on several occasions. At the time of the alleged incidents, the victim was under the age of 14 and Cooper was at least 18 years of age.
Wednesday Detective Kuykendall served an arrest warrant on Cooper after he agreed to turn himself in at the Posey County Jail. Cooper is currently being held on a $25,000 cash bond and is facing multiple charges including two counts of Child Molesting, Level 3 and 4 Felonies and a Level 5 Felony count of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor.
