Stevens also sexually assaulted the child, the report said. Investigators found out about the incidents after the child told her teacher that Stevens was assaulting her, the report said. Investigators believe Stevens' mother was told about the assaults but never reported them, sheriff's spokesman Joseph Pellicci said. The child was taken into protective custody and placed under the care of the state Department of Social Services, Pellicci said. Stevens was 16 when the assaults began, officials said.
Investigators believe they left the state.
No warrants have been taken out on the mother because she disappeared before deputies completed their investigation, Pellicci said. Stevens is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds.