The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is starting an investigation of a possible child sex offense.
The offense was reported to of occurred between 2015 and 2016 in the southwest part of Livingston County.
Sheriff Steve Cox says the initial report went to the Chillicothe Police, which worked the case with the Children’s Division until they learned it may have occurred in rural Livingston County.
Cox says a person claiming to be a witness to the offense has refused to cooperate with the investigation and the Children’s Division has closed their case, according to Sheriff Cox.