Man arrested in connection with alleged 2013 juvenile sexual assault in Allen County

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Allen County investigators arrested a man after an investigation into a sexual assault of a juvenile.

According to the Allen County-Scottsville Crime Task Force, an investigation into allegations dating back to 2013 resulted in the arrest of 48-year-old Norman Starner on Wednesday.

In early 2026, investigators say a victim reported that she was sexually assaulted by Starner in 2013 when she was 13 years old.

The task force reopened the investigation and received an arrest warrant in Allen County.

Starner is lodged at Barren County Detention Center and is charged with first-degree sexual abuse.

The investigation is ongoing.

We have said before that older cases brought to our attention will be reviewed, and this is exactly why. Time does not erase what happened to a victim, and it does not make their voice any less important. Every victim deserves to be heard, every case deserves a fair investigation, and when the evidence supports it, every victim deserves the opportunity to seek justice.