MIDDLETOWN — A 22-year-old Middletown man is in the city jail on a $10,000 bond after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl.

Police say Christopher Ward, who is also of Marion, was caught having sex with the girl by her 18-year-old brother.

Around 3 p.m. on Wednesday the mother of the girl asked the brother to check on her, according to the police report. She told the mother she was going to be in the shower, but it had been running for an hour.

The brother told police that he heard the sounds from her bedroom, a room she shares with her mother. The door was not completely shut and he saw his sister and Ward having sex.

He immediately went downstairs and told his mom who called 911.

When police arrived, they went upstairs and knocked on the door. The girl came out of the room after a few minutes.

The girl was cited into juvenile court for being unruly, but a court date has not yet been set according to the Butler County Juvenile Court.

Ward was arrested for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony. A $10,000 cash or property bond was set Friday morning after his arraignment in Middletown Municipal Court. Ward is scheduled to appear back in court at 1:30 p.m. on July 20.

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