An Oakwood man has been arrested on charges of child molestation and sexual battery.
The Oakwood Police Department confirmed that it arrested Damon Joseph Cook, age 40, after an investigation on Sunday, Mar. 29, into allegations that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl.
“The complaintant stated her 12-year-old niece was involved in a sexual battery incident while spending the weekend at her mother’s home,” Oakwood Police Lt. Stewart Webb said. “The victim identified her mother’s live-in boyfriend (Damon Cook) as being the suspect that sexually assaulted her while she was asleep on the living room couch.”
Police reportedly went to the home on Oakwood Road and executed a search warrant, ultimately arresting Cook at the scene…