PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- A southwest Missouri sheriff's deputy who helped find the body of a missing child last fall is indicted for allegedly abusing a 14-year-old girl.
A McDonald County grand jury indicted Jacob Boles on two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy.
The 27-year-old deputy is free on bond after being arrested last week.
Boles could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Court records that might name his attorney were not posted online and the court clerk's office was closed.
Prosecutors said the indictments allege that Boles had deviate sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl.
Boles found the body of missing Rowan Ford in a cave in November. Rowan's stepfather and another man are charged with raping and killing the 9-year-old girl.
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