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State Journal Staff Report
November 20, 2008

A Frankfort man was indicted Wednesday on sex charges after allegedly abusing a young girl he was babysitting.

Shawn Reffett, 29, 5134 Georgetown Road, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a girl under 12, his indictment said.

Reffett, who prosecutors say has no known prior offenses in Kentucky, was babysitting the girl Oct. 3 when he "subjected a female child to sexual contact."

Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Dana Todd told The State Journal Wednesday children in the home immediately reported the alleged offense to their mother, who called police.

Reffett did not physically harm the girl, Todd said. No other indictments were returned by the Franklin County grand jury.




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19.
    Posted by phillipsonline November 26, 2008
This guy is sick sick sick. Now this poor girl will have to live with this the rest of her life.
Throw the "BIG" book at him. You know...The Bible.

18.
    Posted by NickAndradeII November 24, 2008
Sadly the girl Shawn was taking care of has a history of being an attention starved and unruly child, where as the article says shawn has no past offenses.

17.
    Posted by J.Owens November 24, 2008
Nah, he wasn't driving anything but a floor buffer.. I was just making a point that people are too quick to judge. This website being my case in point.

16.
    Posted by hothead1 November 24, 2008
Isn't that guy in a wheelchair?

15.
    Posted by whodo November 24, 2008
I think anyone found guilty of crimes against children should be punished to the fullest extent of the law! but this paper has tried more people than our court system! Like milkman said(innocent until proven guilty) but in a courtroom and not a newspaper.

14.
    Posted by joshclaywell November 22, 2008
Milkman,
If your friend had a job where a lot of driving was required, I could see why they fired him.

On the other hand, like PWB said, it's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.

But I am curious to know how your friend got out of a DUI. You don't see that very often...

13.
    Posted by MinisterE November 21, 2008
Hopefully this is all just a misunderstanding, but my heart goes out to children that is exposed to this sort of abuse.

12.
    Posted by J.Owens November 21, 2008
Poorwhiteboy-
I know a guy who was accused of drunk driving and was later found to be innocent. The SJ printed his name and address and he was promptly fired from his job. You have a good point

11.
    Posted by poorwhiteboy November 21, 2008
innocent until proven guilty folks. that is yours, mine and his rights as Americans. quick to judge arent we?

if convicted however, deliver his b@(($ to the childs parents as a mantle piece.

if it is a kids joke, then hand down a fitting punishment for them. community service helping those that have really been mistreated?

10.
    Posted by Tyler Durden November 21, 2008
of course it is just a kids joke...

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