Criminal court proceedings are set to begin in a Lyon County sex abuse case with alleged child victims.
Emporia Police arrested Jacob Ross Garcia on Wednesday, and the Lyon County Attorney’s Office has now charged Garcia with nine total counts, including five of sexual exploitation of a child — three of which have alternates also listed as sex exploitation. There are also single counts of aggravated indecent liberties, indecent liberties, breach of privacy and internet trading in child sex abuse materials.
Court documents listed on the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal indicate two child victims, with ages as old as 15 and 13. There is also an alleged adult victim as old as 23.
Details likely will not be released, based on the nature of the allegations. Prosecutors say abuse dates back intermittently to May 2024.
Garcia, age 23 of Emporia, has his first appearance in Lyon County District Court on Monday afternoon.
