A Taylorville man has been arrested for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.  56-year-old Bradley C. Rost of Taylorville, was arrested on May 21st, in the late night hours, after an investigation was made concerning alleged sexual assault.  

This isn’t the first time that Rost has been arrested, he was also arrested in 1998 for the same crime. He received a 17-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections.  Rost was in court Thursday morning with a detention hearing set for Thursday afternoon.  Regional Radio News has reached out to the Christian County State’s Attorney’s Office for comment. State’s Attorney John McWard says that Rost has been detained and his jury trial is in August.