{"id":151220,"date":"2025-08-15T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=151220"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:59:02","slug":"sexual-assault-report-in-oxford-leads-to-arrest-of-sardis-man-for-statutory-rape-and-child-molestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/sexual-assault-report-in-oxford-leads-to-arrest-of-sardis-man-for-statutory-rape-and-child-molestation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Assault Report in Oxford Leads to Arrest of Sardis Man for Statutory Rape and Child Molestation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On August 12, 2025, a detective with the <strong>Oxford Police Department<\/strong> took a sexual assault report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After speaking with the victim and other witnesses, the suspect was identified as <strong>Everett Collins<\/strong>, 40, of <strong>Sardis, Mississippi<\/strong>. Collins was detained and taken into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collins was charged with Statutory Rape and Child Molestation. Collins was taken before a Municipal Court judge for his initial bond hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Everett-Collins.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Everett-Collins.jpg?resize=640%2C464\" alt=\"Everett Collins, 40, of Sardis, Mississippi\" class=\"wp-image-151221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Everett-Collins.jpg?resize=1024%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Everett-Collins.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Everett-Collins.jpg?resize=768%2C557&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Everett-Collins.jpg?w=1284&amp;ssl=1 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Everett Collins, 40, of Sardis, Mississippi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 12, 2025, a detective with the Oxford Police Department took a sexual assault report. 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