HARVEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a member of the Burrton City Council for alleged child sex crimes.
On Monday, Harvey County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 39-year-old Justin R. Freeman. He's being held in the Harvey County Detention Center on a $750,000 bond.
“We understand there is a legal process still yet to play out, but we absolutely take these allegations with the utmost seriousness. We will work with the sheriff’s office in any way we can to aid their investigation,” Burrton Mayor Rodney Redinger said. “Right now, our priority is to offer our support, and our thoughts, and our prayers, for those involved.”
The Harvey County Attorney’s Office has charged Freeman on six counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
This was Freeman's first year on the city council.