A $200,000 bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man after five counts of sex-related charges with a minor were filed against him.
Five felony charges of lewd or indecent acts to a child were filed Aug. 25 in Lincoln County District Court against Danny Ray Weeks, Jr., 52, of Shawnee.
Even though Weeks resides in Shawnee, the alleged crimes occurred in Lincoln County, according to the charges.
According to the charges, Weeks allegedly committed the crimes during the period Sep. 18. 2020 through Sep. 18. 2021, each of those occurring on East 1060 Road in Lincoln County.
Each of the charges reportedly occurred with a child under the age of 12 years old.
Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff Cody Coleman and Lincoln Detective George Kelly, investigated the case. Deputy Coleman said he took the initial report in the case.
Also, Vanessa Parsons, with the Child Advocacy Center of Central Oklahoma in Shawnee, conducted a forensic interview, an affidavit filed in the case states.