A Boone County man is accused raping a juvenile. According to the Harrison Daily Times, 39-year-old Joseph Aaron Ballard of Harrison was arrested by city police Tuesday night on suspicion of rape of a 12-year-old girl.
A call was placed to the Department of Human Services hotline around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon of a possible child molestation. Harrison Police Chief Paul Woodruff said the victim was interviewed by police and staff at Grandma's House, a children's advocacy center in Harrison, and she alleges the sexual abuse began when she was around the age of five.
The Harrison Daily Times reports Ballard was arrested approximately six hours after the call to DHS. He is in the Boone County Jail with bond set at $250,000.
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