GRANVILLE, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been charged with third degree sexual assault after an incident with a juvenile Saturday.

Police were called to a residence in Granville on Madden Road on a report that Jaysiah Dawson, 21, had been involved sexually with a juvenile despite know the childwas underage.

The person who filed the complaint met police and told them Dawson came to the home to meet a 12-year-old juvenile.

During an interview with police with the parents present the victim told police Dawson continued to communicate with her despite learning she was underage. The communication ultimately resulted in sexual contact between the two.

Dawson is being held in the North Central Regional Jail on a $50,000 bond.

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