ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - An Abilene man accused of inappropriately touching a child while she was sleeping has been arrested.

Congetta Lyons was taken into custody Tuesday for Indecency with a Child in connection to the allegations.

Court documents reveal a child under the age of 13 made an outcry in July 2024 that Lyons, who was an acquaintance of her family member, had sexually assaulted her.

This child said that while she was sleeping in bed with her family member and Lyons, she was awoken by Lyons who asked if she was awake then began to touch her inappropriately, according to the documents.

During a subsequent forensic interview with detectives, the documents state she was able to describe several instances of inappropriate touching and said she fell asleep and woke up to Lyon

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