Meservey man in jail on Hancock County sexual abuse charges

KANAWHA — A Meservey man faces over 35 years in prison on sexual abuse charges in Hancock County.

32-year-old Hervin Santos Galeano was recently taken into custody after an investigation. A criminal complaint states that Kanawha police attended three different interviews at the Allen Child Protection Center in Waterloo last week, where a child under the age of 12 disclosed that Santos Galeano allegedly committed numerous sexual acts.

Santos Galeano has been charged with: second-degree sexual abuse, a Class B felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison; lascivious acts with a child, a Class C felony; as well as dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors, a serious misdemeanor.

Santos Galeano has made his initial appearance in court, but court records do not indicate when his next court appearance will be.