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23SJ001983 - Lewd & Lascivious Contact with a Child / Luring a Child

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CASE#:23SJ001983
OFFICER: Detective Sgt. Lester Cleary
STATION: St Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: June 6, 2023 before 2130 hours
LOCATION: St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: Lewd and Lascivious contact with a child, Luring a child

ACCUSED 1: Johnathen D. Young
AGE: 36
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On June 2, 2023 officers of the St Johnsbury Police responded to a suspicious call on Eastern Avenue involving a 15 year old meeting a reported 28 year old. The subsequent investigation led the discovery of another contact between the suspect and victim on or about June 6, 2023.This investigation led to the arrest of Johnathen D. Young, 36 of St. Johnsbury for Lewd and Lascivious Conduct with a Child and Luring a Child. Young was lodged and held without bail. He will appear in Caledonia Superior court on Monday June 12, 2023 at 1230 hours.

COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE: June 12, 2023 at 1230