A 16-year-old male from Knoxville has been charged with Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree, a Class B Felony.

According to court documents the alleged incident took place in May or June of 2015 in which the then, 14-year-old male allegedly sexualy touched an 8-year-old female. On Tuesday, March 7th, the now 16-year-old male admitted to local law enforcement that he had touched the the 8-year-old female sexually. He is currently detained at the Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center in Eldora.