Crime

Report of sexual battery involving child being investigated by Columbus police

A Columbus Police Department vehicle parked at a crime scene.
A Columbus Police Department vehicle parked at a crime scene. Ledger-Enquirer file photo

Columbus police are investigating a report of sexual battery involving a child.

According to an official report, officers were dispatched to the pediatrics emergency room at Midtown Medical Center on Saturday.

The battery incident is reported to have happened between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at an apartment on First Avenue.

No further details were given.

Anyone with information should contact Columbus police.

Larry Gierer: 706-571-8581, @lagierer

This story was originally published December 3, 2017 at 1:22 PM with the headline "Report of sexual battery involving child being investigated by Columbus police."

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