Boyle County grand jury indicts man on child abuse charges, bond set at $100K

Boyle County grand jury indicts man on child abuse charges, bond set at $100K

A Boyle County grand jury has indicted a man on child abuse charges, according to the Boyle County Sheriff's Office.Officials say that on Dec. 19, the sheriff's office presented a case to the grand jury, in which Matthew Watts was indicted for first-degree criminal abuse of a child under 12 and second-degree criminal abuse of a child under 12.According to officials, the child was two weeks old at the time of the incident.Watts, according to offi…

Man indicted on child abuse charges involving two-week-old infant

BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Boyle County man is facing serious felony charges after a grand jury indictment connected to the abuse of a newborn child. According to court records, Matthew Watts was indicted by a Boyle County grand jury on charges of first-degree criminal abuse and second-degree criminal abuse involving a child age 12 or younger. Investigators say the child involved was just two weeks old at the time of the alleged inci…