A St. Louis woman was arrested Thursday by the Scott County Sheriff's Department following a sexual assault investigation. Searea Ann Miller, 21, is charged with one count of statutory rape, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said in a news release. The department received a report Aug. 10 that Miller engaged in sexual intercourse with a person under age 17. After investigating the report, Miller was interviewed and arrested without incident. Miller is being held in the Scott County Jail with bond set at $10,000.
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