A July 19th sentencing date has been set for 19 year old Kiara Graves who pleaded guilty yesterday to a Class 1 felony charge of criminal sexual assault. Graves was arrested March 2nd by Mt. Carmel Police following an investigation that found Graves had committed a sex act on a 14 year old girl who was unable to give knowing consent to the act. Appearing in Wabash County Circuit Court yesterday, Graves entered the guilty plea to the charge in exchange any possible prison sentence would not exceed 6 years. A Class 1 felony in Illinois carries a possible prison term of 4 to 15 years. Graves was the second arrest stemming from the same investigation with the first being Joshua Anderson the day before. Based on State’s Attorney Kelli Storckman recommendation, Judge William C. Hudson ordered Graves released from the Wabash County Jail on her recognizance. She had been held on a $10,000 cash bond in the Wabash County Jail.
