Girl says she was followed and sexually assaulted inside Louisville Target; man later arrested in Lexington case

A girl reported being followed and sexually assaulted inside a Target store in Louisville, and investigators are now working to determine what led to the attack and whether anyone else may have been involved, LEX18 reported on November 11. The report said the incident came after the girl encountered a man inside the store, and she later provided details to authorities as the case moved into the criminal process.

According to LEX18, the man connected to the Louisville allegation was later arrested in Lexington in connection with a separate case. The timing and relationship between the Lexington arrest and the Louisville allegations were described in the report, but specific charging information in the Louisville matter was not detailed in the available account.

LEX18 did not say what charges have been filed in the Louisville case or whether the Lexington case involved related conduct. The report also did not provide the man’s name, the age of the victim, or the exact date the alleged assault occurred, though it framed the story around how the Louisville investigation and Lexington custody appear to be linked through the same suspect.

Investigators typically rely on multiple evidence sources in cases like this, including witness statements, store surveillance footage, and records tied to interactions inside the store. In public safety cases, police also work to confirm whether a reported suspect is consistent with descriptions provided at the time of the incident and whether there are corroborating details across separate reports.