-
Ryan Capps of Kingston was charged with Child Sexual Abuse and Indecent Proposals to a Child Under 16 after the Durant Police received information about his alleged relationship with a 14-year-old girl. Courtesy photo
Ryan Capps, a 24-year-old male from Kingston was arrested on November 28 after an investigation following a phone call. Durant police said that Durant Independent School District Superintendent Duane Merideth contactedthemandtoldthem that Capps allegedly been in an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old girl. He is facing charges for Child Sexual Abuse and Indecent Proposals to a Child Under 16. Capps is not in custody yet, and the investigation is still underway.
Capps is a graduate of Kingston High School and Southeastern Oklahoma StateUniversity. Hewasalso a member of the golf team.
Durant ISD declined to speak about the investigation, but did confirm that Capps is no longer an employee of the school district.
Some parents are worried that there might be more victims. One parent was interviewed by KTen and wished to remain anonymous.
'I know this person has spenttimewithmydaughter, and I know we've not been notified about anything,' the parent said. 'So how many other victims are there?'
Mitchell said there are steps parents can take to ensure the safety of their children and make sure they haven’t been victimized by Capps.
'If they have any concerns that their child was a victim or know something about it, then they need to go through their phone, speak to their children and definitely report it to the police department,' Durant detective Brandon Mitchell said in an interview.
An online search came up negative for any Oklahoma priors.