SOMERSET COUNTY, Maine — A 28-year-old Old Town man has been arrested and charged with gross sexual assault following a nearly two-year investigation into allegations involving a child under the age of 10.

Corey M. Cox was taken into custody on Friday, Aug. 1, and charged with one count of class A gross sexual assault, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said in a press release .

The investigation began in August 2023 after the Fairfield Police Department received a complaint concerning Cox and the child, according to Lancaster.

Fairfield Police Detective Shanna Blodgett led the initial investigation, working closely with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Kennebec and Somerset Counties, and the Somerset County District Attorney’s O

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