Man arrested in Woodland Park after allegedly sexually assaulting best friend's daughter

Jul. 1—A man was arrested in Woodland Park Thursday on suspicion of sexual assault of a child, a Class 4 felony, police department officials announced Friday.

Kevin Edward McAvoy, 33, was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his best friend's 7-year-old daughter, arrest records show. The girl's father had been staying with McAvoy after he had separated from his wife, the girl's mother, months earlier.

Police were first made aware of the incident when the girl and her mother told them at the police department on June 15.

The affidavit claims McAvoy used the girl's feet to masturbate with.

The girl reportedly told police that McAvoy told her "not to tell anyone."

"I lied to him and ended up telling Mommy," the girl told police, according to arrest records.

McAvoy's father also lived with McAvoy and the girl's father, who has two other children with his wife, according to court documents. When the children visited their father, they would stay in McAvoy's father's room.

Kevin McAvoy was known to the children, as they would call him Uncle Kevin, even though they are not related.

Kevin McAvoy also could face charges of indecent exposure, child abuse and unlawful sexual contact with a minor, all misdemeanors. McAvoy is being held at Teller County Jail without bail.

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