YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – A 62-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested after a 13-year-old reported a sexual assault, deputies said.
According to officials, the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office received a complaint on June 24 in reference to a 13-year-old who had been sexually assaulted by an adult male in York County.
The assault was said to have taken place at the suspect’s residence.
Investigators were able to identify the suspect as 62-year-old Daniel Martin Russell, and also determined that he is a registered sex offender.
Russell was arrested on June 25 and charged with aggravated sexual battery and taking indecent liberties with a child.
Russell is currently being held at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.
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