In nearby Coffee County, Jerermiah Lee Allsopp, 34 of Tullahoma was arrested Monday by Tullahoma Police Investigator Rana Pawlowski on the charge of rape.

Allsopp is being held in the Coffee County Jail on a bond of $250,000.

According to a warrant obtained by the investigator, Tullahoma Police responded over the weekend to Tennova Harton Hospital in reference to an assault.

The stepmother of the juvenile victim told the officers that she found Allsopp coming out of the 14 year-old's bedroom and he refused to allow her into the room. According to the warrant, after arguing with him the woman gained entrance and found the girl laying in the floor putting on clothing.

The girl was then taken to Harton where a rape test was performed.

The girl told an officer that the man had been raping her since she was 5 years old.

Pawlowski obtained a samples of possible evidence and they will be tested by the TBI Forensic lab in Nashville.

Allsopp is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Sept. 1.

Source:

Partner Station WMSR