Corey Hayes
(PCSD file photo)
By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 30-year-old homeless man has been jailed on $50,000 bail pending a March 4 court appearance at which he can seek a preliminary hearing on a charge of sexually abusing a 4-year-old relative in a tent in rural Stillwater.
If convicted, Corey Lee Hayes could be imprisoned for 25 years to life, according to the charge filed by Payne County Assistant District Attorney Debra Vincent last week.
Hayes, who is 6′ and weighs 309 pounds, was arrested at midnight on Jan. 26 by Payne County Sheriff’s Investigator Tomm Edwards, court records show.
On Jan. 25, the sheriff’s investigator had observed a forensic interview of the child, the affidavit said.
The child disclosed what happened in a tent on property in rural Payne County, an affidavit alleged.
The 4-year-old said Hayes said not to tell anyone, the investigator’s affidavit alleged.
