Two men and a woman are facing charges for their roles in the sexual assault of a Florida girl, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
According to a press release on the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office website, Bernard Bove, 29, Erika Oppeau, 33, and William Anthony Hope, 42, are in Lincoln County Jail facing charges Tuesday after the victim told detectives of sexual abuse and illicit drug and alcohol use.
The victim told investigators that she was visiting from Florida and was staying with a family acquaintance. She told investigators that, over several days, she was injected with meth and forced to have sex in a home on the 100 block of Old River Road in unincorporated Lincoln County.
According to the release, the victim told investigators Bove injected her with meth and forced her to have sex with him, a woman and another man.
Oppeau repeatedly injected the victim with meth, performed unwanted oral sex on the victim and encouraged the victim to have sex with Bove and another man, the release said.
The victim told investigators Hope injected her with meth and molested her.
Bove is charged with statutory rape, endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs and three counts of felony statutory sodomy. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Oppeay is charged with felony statutory sodomy and endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs. She is being held on a $50,000 bond.
Hope is charged with felony child molestation and endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs. He is being held on a $25,000 bond.
All bonds in this case are cash-only, and the defendants can have no contact with the victim, victim's family or co-defendants.
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