A Madisonville man with five felony convictions has been accused of raping a juvenile.
The Madisonville Police Department told news outlets that a tip was recently received indicating that 39-year-old Ryan Christopher Bryant had sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.
The investigation, police said, showed that Bryant raped the girl at a residence on Springlake Street on December 23, 2023.
Bryant was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree rape. He is being held in the Hopkins County Jail on a $100,000 cash bond.
According to the Kentucky Department of Corrections, Bryant has been convicted in Hopkins County five times since June 2020. Three of the convictions were for trafficking in a controlled substance (two for methamphetamine, the other for synthetic drugs), fleeing or evading police (on foot) and tampering with physical evidence.
He is on probation until July 2025.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
