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St. Joseph County sex crime suspect turns self into police

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Kent Butler, 18, turned himself in to authorities on Friday, Sep. 20, at the St. Joseph County Jail.

He was booked into the Jail at 10:34 p.m. and remains in custody.

He is scheduled to appear before a St. Joseph County Magistrate for his initial bail hearing and arraignment on Monday, Sep. 23 at 1 p.m.

Butler is accused of performing sexual conduct in the presence of a minor and residential entry in an incident involving a 13-year-old girl.

It happened on Tuesday, Sep. 17, when the victim told investigators she woke up to a man, suspected to be Butler, in her room using his phone to take pictures or videos of her, according to court documents.

The victim screamed and Butler left through a window, the court documents stated.

Outside, police found pants and underwear that belong to the victim. They also matched fingerprints to Butler.

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