MIDDLE FORK – A woman was arrested in Magoffin County last Wednesday on an arrest warrant out of Madison County that accuses her of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old child.
Kentucky State Police Trooper S. Little arrested Sarah E. Firebaugh, 40 years old, of Richmond, at a home on KY Rt. 30 on July 17, on an arrest warrant from the Madison County Sheriff’s Department.
According to the arrest warrant that had been issued on July 12, Madison County Sheriff Department’s Donovan Nolan states that on June 12, a social services worker responded to a home in Madison County to investigate an allegation of neglect against Firebaugh. When the social services worker interviewed an 11 year old, the child said that Firebaugh would use vibrators on herself while the child was in the bed with her, and that she would pull down the child’s pants to look at the genitals while doing so.
The 11 year old told a Child Advocacy Center that the child did not feel safe with Firebaugh and did not like when she would masturbate while in the bed with the child, noting this occurred at least four times in the past year, according to the arrest warrant.
Police searched the residence and found the vibrators in the location described by the child, according to the warrant.
The warrant also states that writings were sent to police from social workers in which Firebaugh reportedly described the child victim as “the Antichrist.”
Police transported Firebaugh to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, and she was later transferred to the Madison County Detention Center, where she remains at press time. She is currently facing the charge of first-degree sexual abuse, victim under 12 years of age, a Class C felony.
Firebaugh has a preliminary hearing in her felony case in Madison County on July 31 at 9:30 a.m.
According to the warrant, her bond is set at $50,000 cash and is to have no contact with any minor child.
Editor’s Note: The indictment or charge of a person by a grand jury or otherwise is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
