Woman accused of sexually assaulting young boy in Augusta County

VERONA — The Augusta County Sheriff's Office arrested a woman Tuesday who is accused of sexually assaulting a young boy in 2019, according to an arrest report.

Darla L. Atkinson, 53, of Bedford, is charged with aggravated sexual battery of a child and taking indecent liberties with a child, both felonies.

The sheriff's office said the boy was under the age of 14 when the incident reportedly took place.

Court records list the offense date as allegedly occurring in 2019. The sheriff's office said the boy recently reported the allegations, which initiated an investigation.

The alleged sexual assault took place at a residence in Stuarts Draft, according to the sheriff's office, where Atkinson is accused of having intercourse with the boy.

She turned herself in Tuesday at the sheriff's office in Verona.

Atkinson is being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail.

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