A Fort Campbell soldier has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor at the Fort Campbell military installation.
A federal grand jury in Paducah returned an indictment on June 10.
According to court documents, 54-year-old Zachary Martin Young of Swansea, South Carolina, was charged with one count of sexual abuse of a minor. Specifically, between March 1999 and February 2000, at the Fort Campbell military installation, Young knowingly engaged in a sexual act with a minor victim who had attained the age of 12 years but had not attained the age of 16 years.
According to court filings, Young was a soldier at the time of the offense and later retired from the U.S. Army in 2014.
On July 29, Young was arraigned before a U.S. Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. If convicted, he faces a sentence of not more than 15 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.
This case is being investigated by the FBI Hopkinsville Satellite Office and the Army CID.
Source: WBKO
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