A Gassville man already facing accusations of sexually assaulting an underage girl faces new charges in a separate incident. According to the Mountain Home Police Department, 33-year-old Michael Byrd turned himself in to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon on counts of sexual indecency with a child and first-degree sexual assault. He was released after posting a $50,000 bond less than an hour later.
The new allegations were reported to the Gassville Police Department in mid-March. A mother of an eight-to-ten-year-old female reported she had dated Byrd for a short time, and it’s alleged he had touched the child inappropriately.
Byrd had already been charged in August with first degree sexual assault and sexual indecency with a child, allegedly involving the 12-year-old daughter of another former girlfriend. According to the arrest affidavit, the victim’s mother told law enforcement the alleged offenses occurred while she was dating and living with Byrd. Their relationship lasted approximately three years, and the offenses reportedly occurred during the last year they were together.
Byrd is expected to answer to all charges in Baxter County Circuit Court this month.
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