Two area residents are charged with sex-related felonies involving a juvenile in Cooper County.

The alleged incident took place on December 6. According to a Boonville Police report, 43-year-old Joseph Michael Lipscomb, of Richmond, allegedly forced his 12-year-old daughter consume illegal drugs before he and 17-year-old Ryan James Viles, of Hardin, allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with the juvenile female.

Viles waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty to Unclassified Felonies for Statutory Rape or Attempted Statutory Rape in the First Degree- Person Less Than 14 Years Old and Statutory Sodomy or Attempted Statutory Sodomy in the First Degree- Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Person Less Than 14 Years Old. Bond is set at $150,000 cash or surety.

His next court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m., Monday, May 10 at Cooper County Circuit Court.

Lipscomb waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty, on Monday, April 26, to Class A Felonies for Child Molestation in the First Degree and Abuse or Neglect of a Child Less Than 14 Years Old and Sexual Abuse or Exploitation; a Class E Felony for Incest; and Unclassified Felonies for Rape or Attempted Rape in the First Degree and Sodomy or Attempted Sodomy in the First Degree- Aggravated Sexual Offenses. Bond is set at $500,000 cash or surety.

Lipscomb next court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, June 28 at Cooper County Circuit Court.