๐๐๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ
- Austin
- Aug 4
- 2 min read
๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ . ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
On July 1, 2026, a detective with the Morgan County Sheriff's Department was assigned to a sexual assault investigation after a deputy reported speaking with a confidential victim who said she had been sexually assaulted by Loren Arnold Berry. According to the probable cause statement, the victim reported the alleged conduct began when she was [redacted]. She initially advised she was moving and did not wish to pursue charges.
The detective later interviewed the victim, who reported that Berry had engaged in unwanted sexual acts with her beginning when she was [redacted]. According to the probable cause statement, the victim again advised she did not wish to pursue charges at that time.
Investigators then responded to Berry's residence in Morgan County in an attempt to interview him. Berry was not home, and investigators asked another person at the residence to have Berry contact the Sheriff's Office regarding the investigation. Later that day, the detective attempted to contact Berry by telephone. A deputy advised that Berry had attempted suicide and was being transported to a hospital.
On July 14, 2026, investigators interviewed Berry at the Morgan County Sheriff's Office after advising him of his Miranda rights. During the interview, Berry initially denied having a sexual relationship with the victim and stated he was unable to engage in sexual intercourse due to erectile dysfunction. Berry later admitted he had a sexual relationship with the victim beginning when she was [redacted], approximately in late September 2023, and continuing until a few months before the interview.
Berry admitted to touching the victim's breast and vagina with his hands and admitted to engaging in sexual intercourse with her. Berry stated he believed the relationship was consensual and said he never forced the victim to participate in sexual activity. Berry also admitted he knew it was illegal to have a sexual relationship with the victim when she was [redacted], but stated he had read the law and believed it became permissible when she [redacted]. He further admitted they engaged in sexual intercourse approximately twice per month during the relationship and stated he considered the victim his girlfriend and loved her.
On July 20, 2026, investigators contacted the victim by telephone. During that conversation, the victim advised she wished to pursue criminal charges against Berry regarding the reported sexual assault.
Court documents note that Berry was convicted of felony rape of a child in Maple Valley, Washington, in 1990. Berry was also convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in 2020.
Berry is now charged with two counts of statutory rape in the second degree.
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