Man Jailed for Torturing/Molesting a 4-year-old child

The Georgetown Police Department has arrested 24-year-old Kevin Lamar Pearson for charges of Criminal abuse in the first degree, and Sexual abuse in the first degree - victim under twelve years of age. Both charges are Class C felonies that carry a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.

According to police records - during a forensic interview - the victim described the crime. The accused is said to have subjected the child to sexual contact and abuse that caused torture.

There are more gruesome details included in the report but this blog feels they are so disgusting in nature that we would rather not print them. The seriousness of these details are not to be diminished in any way, we just feel it is not acceptable content, and age appropriate for our Blog or Facebook page.

The defendant was in court on on Tuesday where Judge Mary Jane Phelps ordered the bond to stay at $10,000 full cash due to prior convictions involving minors.

Kevin  Lamar Pearson

The Judge is referring to a case from November of 2008 where the subject was convicted of Unlawful transaction with a minor when he admitted to smoking marijuana in a vehicle with a juvenile.

Mr. Pearson was placed on two years of supervised probation where he violated the conditions twice. Once for failure to report to KAP upon release from jail, and also failure to cooperate in attaining a criminal record. Both times his probation was reinstated.

He was discharged from probation, after having plead guilty, on January 6th of 2011.

The subject is being held at Scott County Detention Center awaiting a future court date.

Convicted Sex Offender back in Jail

30-year-old Steven Gregory Anselmi - listed as a resident of the 3000 block of Appian Way in Lexington - is currently being held at the Scott County Detention Center for Failure to comply with sex offender registration (a violation of his probation).

Mr. Anselmi was issued an arrest warrant for not being at his registered address at the 600 block of N. Broadway in Georgetown and could not be located by authorities.

The original case dates back to March 3, 2008 when The Grand Jury returned an indictment. Mr. Anselmi was charged with the offense of Rape in the second degree when he engaged in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old female.

The time of the offense is stated as October and November of 2003 and the subject was 20-years-old at the time.

Mr. Anselmi originally entered a plea of not guilty, but withdrew that plea and agreed to the charge of Sexual abuse in the first degree.  He was adjudicated guilty and was sentenced to five years probation, six months in jail, no contact with victim, enrollment in sex offender counseling, pay any cost for mental health treatment for the victim, and three years in prison probated.

The subject is currently being held on $20,000 bond pending a future court date.

Man and Woman Jailed for Local Burglary

25-year-old Myranda Celeste Skinner and 26-year-old Jeffery Nicholas Bettiga were both - as of Tuesday morning - being held on $10,000 bond in connection with an alleged burglary of a local residence.

The two co-defendants have the same charges of Burglary in the second degree and Criminal mischief in the third degree.

Co-Defendants

Burglary in the second is classified as a Class C felony and is punishable up to 10 years in prison.

The incident started when a witness called the police and stated that a female was trying to gain access to the front door but failed and went into the backyard of the home.

When Georgetown Police arrived - described in a uniform citation - they noticed the back gate and a rear window open with the screen removed. After announcing themselves, trying to make contact by knocking, and verbally challenging the occupants they made entry.

One officer noticed window blinds opening. A sunsequent search commenced and the suspects were found to be hiding inside and were booked into the Scott County Detention Center. Police describe the home to have been rummaged through.