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Austyn Koch ( Credit: Brown Co Sheriff's Dept)
(KNZA)--A Hiawatha teen is facing child sex charges.
Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill said 19-year-old Austyn Koch has been charged in Brown County District Court with two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, one count of criminal sodomy, one count of sexual exploitation of a child, along with charges of possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and minor in possession of alcohol
Hill said the victim of the alleged sexual offenses is a 14-year-old child.
He said the charges were filed following an extensive investigation by the Hiawatha Police Department, which included search warrants executed on digital devices, a residence in Hiawatha, and Snapchat.
Koch was arrested Thursday on a Brown County warrant.
She remains in the Brown County Jail, held on a $75,000 bond.
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