Lexington man pleads no contest to multiple crimes against children

The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division says a conclusion has been reached after a local man, charged with six felony counts of sex crimes, pled no contest.

CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) says a conclusion has been reached after a local man, charged with six felony counts of sex crimes, pled no contest.

According to police officials, the investigation into 32-year-old Kenneth Dale Finley, a resident of Lexington, began in July 2023 after CID detectives received a tip. Finley was accused of
sexually assaulting multiple family members, including two children as young as 5 and 6 years old.

Authorities confirm, he was arrested in January and held on a $200,000 bond.

Police say on May 15, Finley pled no contest to six charges, including two counts of Rape in the First Degree, three counts of Lewd Acts with a Child, and one count of Forcible Sodomy. With his plea, Finley will receive time for each count, which will run concurrently for a total of five years. He will also have an extensive post-release probation period.

According to lead CCSO Detective Ray Kimborough, seeing justice served is one of the greatest rewards. “The first success is getting people like this off our streets and out of our county,” he said. “But the ultimate satisfaction comes when predators like Finley receive a fitting outcome for harming some of our community’s most vulnerable members.”

Finley is currently in custody at the Cleveland County Detention Center where his is awaiting transfer to the Department of Corrections.