An Aledo man has been arrested following a sexual assault investigation that began last October. 47-year-old Michael S. Downey was taken into custody on a Mercer County warrant last week. According to an Aledo Police Department press release, the investigation involves two underaged children. Downey is facing three Class X felonies of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and four Class 1 felonies of criminal sexual assault. He is being held in the Mercer County Jail with a detention hearing scheduled for January 16.
