Erlanger Man Arrested For Sodomy, Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia

The arrest was made Sunday on the 3200 block of N. Talbot Avenue.

Edward Hernandez. Photo by the Boone County Sheriff's Office. 

(Erlanger, Ky.) – An Erlanger man has been arrested after he reportedly sodomized a 14-year-old male.

Edward Hernandez, 21, was arrested on Sunday and charged with ten counts of Sodomy 1st degree (Class B felony) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).

According to the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Hernandez engaged in unlawful sexual acts with the victim a total of 10 times during a one-year period, including at the victim’s home in the early morning hours of January 27th.

During questioning, Hernandez allegedly provided a full confession to the sex acts. Hernandez was also allegedly found in possession of a backpack that contained a glass pipe and a grinder with marijuana residue.

He is currently held in the Boone County Detention Center on $100,000 cash bond.  

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