OSKALOOSA – An Oskaloosa man faces two felony charges for sex abuse following incidents that allegedly occurred in Marion County.

According to court documents, the Knoxville Police Department received a report of abuse involving a 15-year-old victim and 21-year-old Jayden Kennedy. Kennedy allegedly had sexual contact with the victim on multiple occasions in Knoxville from April through July of this year. The victim’s parents told authorities that they told Kennedy how old the victim was soon after Kennedy and the victim met in person.

Kennedy is also accused of sending the victim videos of sexually explicit acts during the same time frame while the victim resided in Knoxville. When both Kennedy’s phone and the victim’s phone were searched, law enforcement discovered a sexually explicit video on Kennedy’s phone that matched a video on the victim’s phone.

Kennedy was arrested on Monday, November 2, and now faces three criminal charges stemming from this investigation, including two counts of Sex Abuse of a Child by a Person 4 or More Years Older, First Offense (Class C felony) and Telephone Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Minor, First Offense (aggravated misdemeanor).