The wife of a police officer has been indicted over allegations she sexually abused a young family member while in a previous relationship.
Lauren Winans, 31, of Bardstown, Kentucky, was indicted earlier this week by a grand jury and arrested Thursday on four charges relating to the alleged sexual abuse of her relative.
According to court records obtained by KYStandard, Winans is facing two charges of first-degree sodomy a charge of first degree incest and one for sexual abuse.
The records said that in all four cases the victim was the same and is listed in the papers as being a family member of hers.
The outlet reported that the indictment was the result of an investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
According to the indictment, between January and November of 2022 she 'committed the offense of Sodomy in the First Degree by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse' with a person younger than 12.
Winans, 31, of Bardstown, Kentucky, was indicted earlier this week by a grand jury and arrested Thursday on four charges relating to alleged abuse of the child
Winans is married to Officer Andrew Winans who works for Bardstown Police Department
The second count claims that Winans during that same time frame 'committed the offense of incest' with a person younger than 12.
Like the previous two counts, the alleged sexual abuse is claimed to have happened over the same time period.
Jail records indicate she was being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond and was released on Friday morning.
Winans is married to Officer Andrew Winans who works for Bardstown Police Department, he was previously a Deputy with the Nelson County Sheriff's Office.
Winans only started sharing images of Andrew to her social media page in early 2024, prior to that she was in a relationship with Derrick Carrico.
Images of herself and Carrico with their daughter shared to his Facebook indicate they were still together at the time of the alleged offenses in 2022.
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on the part of Carrico or Andrew Winans.
According to court records, she will be arraigned inside Nelson Circuit Court on November 5.
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