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A Cromwell man is in Kosciusko County Jail on $100,000 bond on charges of sexual misconduct and child exploitation.
Joseph Ray Secrest Sr., 48, of 12026 Raggedy Ann Road, Cromwell, was booked into KCJ at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. He has been charged with two counts of sexual misconduct, a Class B felony; criminal deviate conduct, a Class B felony; three counts of vicarious sexual gratification, a Class D felony; sexual battery, a Class D felony; and three counts of child exploitation, a Class D felony.
According to the Kosciusko County Prosecutor's Office, the offenses reportedly occurred in 1995; three victims were involved. No further details were available.
A November hearing in Kosciusko Superior Court I has been set.
Secrest is already facing incest charges that were filed July 24.
