Young boy tortured, sexually abused by Alabama pair: Cops

An Alabama man and woman were arrested late last month and charged with sexual abusing a young boy, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office said.

Amy Nicole Lovell, 29, and Justin Anthony Jeffries, 26, have been charged with aggravated child abuse, sexual torture, sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, and assault. Jeffries has an additional count of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.

Jeffries, who fled to Oregon and was arrested there, was out on bond after being charged with four counts of sexual abuse of a child involving a different victim, AL.com reported. His bond was revoked in those cases.

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In its statement, the sheriff’s office refused to release further information about the case “due to the graphic nature of the crime and the crime involving a child.”

AL.com, citing court documents, said the boy was sexually abused and tortured with an inanimate object, and his genitals were cut with a knife.

Lovell has been released on bond.

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