WBGZ Radio 4/21/2021 |
By Mark Ellebracht - WBGZ Radio
An Alton man who was charged late last month with the alleged sexual assault of a child has been formally indicted in Madison County Circuit Court. 38-year-old Kenneth Withrow of the 700 block of Reuter Street was indicted on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, and 5 counts of criminal sexual abuse, and a count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The victim was under the age of 14 at the time.
According to the case presented by Alton Police to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, Withrow allegedly committed the crimes on several occasions for more than two years starting in November 2019, the first two incidents took place when the victim was under the age of 13, the other 6 took place after the victim turned 13. Withrow remains held in the Madison County Jail awaiting his next court date.