INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - An Independence man has been arrested and charged in connection with a years-long investigation into the sexual assault of a child.

Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Thursday, June 5, indicate that Louis S. Allen, 37, of Independence, has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a child under the age of 12.

A probable cause statement filed by the Independence Police Department revealed that in February of 2023, law enforcement officials were made aware of a possible child sex crime that happened the October before.

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In April, investigators noted that during a forensic interview, the victim told them that after her caretaker had fallen asleep, Allen took her

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