Arnold Ray McKenney[/caption]
A Beaver Dam man is facing multiple sex charges, including rape, after a month-long investigation by the Ohio County Sheriff's Department (OCSD).
According to a press release from the OCSD, in late June, they began investigating alleged child sexual abuse occurring on Horton Spur Road in Beaver Dam. The investigation revealed these crimes occurred between 2012 and June 2015. The three juvenile victims ranged in age from 11 to 13.
On July 2, 2015, the OCSD, along with Kentucky State Police, apprehended Arnold Ray McKenney at his residence in Beaver Dam.
McKenney, 46, was charged with five counts of first degree sodomy, victim under 12 years of age; five counts of first degree rape; and nine counts of first degree sexual abuse, victim under 12 years of age.
Further investigation of the residence resulted in McKenney being charged with cultivating marijuana as four marijuana plants were discovered behind the residence.
McKenney was lodged in the Ohio County Detention Center.