Everett man accused of child sex abuse
Urban charged with felony counts for allegedly abusing juvenile
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An Everett man is behind bars after allegedly sexually abusing a juvenile in his custody over a period of several months.
Ricky Travis Joseph Urban, 37, was arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Tonya M. Osman on three felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, four felony counts of aggravated indecent assault and single felony counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors, as well as single misdemeanor counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors. He was remanded to the Bedford County Correctional Facility in lieu of $400,000 bail.
The case was brought against Urban after a woman took her child to the state police station at Bedford on Oct. 9 to report several instances of sexual assault, allegedly at the hands of Urban. The victim told officers the assaults happened over the previous three months at a residence along South Spring Street in Everett, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
In an Oct. 28 interview at the Children's Advocacy Center, the victim said Urban had been sexually assaulting and exposing them to inappropriate activities. The victim said that in July, Urban got drunk and tried to pull them into the shower with him. At this time, Urban also tried to perform sexual acts on the victim, the police report states.
The victim described Urban watching pornography at a loud volume while masturbating in the same room as them. In September, Urban had also snorted drugs in their presence, the report states.
Once the interview was completed, the victim said they did not care if they were placed into foster care or a facility as long as they were not sent back to live with Urban. The interview noted that the victim was worried about Urban discovering their location the entire time of the interview, the report states.
Urban is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Nov. 18 in front of Magisterial District Judge Kayla
Hetzel.