Bates County News

Monday, June 30, 2025

Man Charged For Sexually Assaulting Juvenile

On Thursday, June 26, 202525, at approximately 12:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence in the area of S. State Route J in rural Cass County.

When they got there, they made contact with a man who stated his granddaughter was sexually assaulted by a man who was installing floors in the home.

After an on-site investigation, deputies took 63-year-old Enrique Lopez Martinez of Kansas City, Kansas, into custody.

Lopez Martinez has been charged with two felony counts of Statutory Sodomy or Attempted Statutory Sodomy with a Person Less Than 12 years old.

He’s currently being held at the Cass County Jail with no bond allowed.


 

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