CARTHAGE, Mo. — Police are investigating a possible statutory rape reported Monday night in Carthage.
Police Sgt. Bill Smith said in a news release Tuesday that police were notified of an incident involving a 15-year-old girl that took place in late January at a home on the east side of town. The girl was not physically injured during the incident, he said.
Smith said the allegation of statutory rape involves a 24-year-old Joplin man. No arrest had been made by Tuesday afternoon.
Joplin man chargedin assault case
A 23-year-old man has been charged with a felony in connection with an alleged domestic assault at a Joplin address.
Officers were called shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday and arrested Kyle L. Anderson, 206 S. Winfield Ave., for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Ashley N. Hall, 25, according to Joplin police Cpl. Chuck Niess.
Niess said Anderson allegedly shoved and choked Hall during an argument. Hall did not require immediate medical attention, he said.
The Jasper County prosecutor’s office charged Anderson with second-degree domestic assault.
