It's a case that's been in the making for over 2 years, authorities say.

Somerset County's Sheriff, Dale Lancaster says it was the Fairfield PD that originally fielded the initial complaint in August of 2023, that Corey M. Cox (age 26 at that point) allegedly sexually assaulted a young child under the age of 10. The case was assigned to Fairfield Police Detective Shanna Blodgett.

Lancaster says that for the next two years, Detective Blodgett worked in cooperation with multiple agencies including DHHS, the Children's Advocacy Center of Kennebec and Somerset Counties, and the Somerset County DA's office to collective evidence connected to the initial complaint against Cox.

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Then earlier this spring, Sheriff Lancaste

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