Man arrested for sexual indecency with a minor, computer exploitation of a minor, having child porn

A man has been arrested in Boone County on three felony sex charges involving an underage female. Being held in the Boone County Detention Center is 19-year-old Dawson Glenn Craig of Harrison.

According to the probable cause affidavit from the Harrison Police Department, Craig recently moved to the city from Oregon and was living with the family of the 14-year-old victim. It was learned during the investigation Craig had been sneaking into the victim’s bedroom.

When investigators questioned Craig, he said he was in a relationship with the girl, and they had been communicating through Snapchat and Instagram. Both he and the victim denied anything sexual had happened.

The victim’s father found a phone hidden under his daughter’s mattress and told police about it. A search warrant was executed on the phone, and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found, including pictures of the victim Craig had taken since he had been in Arkansas, which he admitted to during later questioning.

During further questioning, the victim and Craig both admitted there had been some inappropriate contact between the two.

Craig is facing felony charges of sexual indecency with a minor;second degree computer exploitation of a minor; and distributing, possessing, or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. His bond is set at $25,000.

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