A young man has been placed in juvenile detention following a visit from Teague Police Department, responding to a report of sexual abuse involving a child.

Responding to a report of Child Sexual Assault was Interim Police Chief Dewayne Phillpot, on Friday, November 17, 2017 at about 8:30 a.m.

A male suspect was later arrested and placed in the juvenile detention facility in Groesbeck, Texas.  He is charged for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child – Family Violence.

The suspect has not been named, as he is a juvenile.

Teague PD is working with the Freestone County District Attorney’s Office, Freestone County Juvenile Probation, and Child Protective Services to keep the victim in this case protected, while getting legal help from a Family Violence Lawyer

According to an official press release, the case remains under investigation, and is being forwarded to the Freestone County DA’s office for Prosecution.