Diamond man charged with three sex crimes involving children

The preliminary hearing for a Diamond man charged with three sex crimes involving children has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday in Bourbon County District Court.

The initial appearance for Carter Maxwell Prewitt, 27, was held this morning. Prewitt is charged with attempted commercial sexual exploitation of a child, attempted indecent liberties with a child and attempted indecent exploitation of a child.

The alleged crimes took place July 17, according to court documents and involved a child "14 or more years of age, but less than 16 years of age.

The descriptions of the crimes are posted below:

ATTEMPTED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD

That on or about July 17, 2026, in Bourbon County, Kansas, CARTER MAXWELL

PREWITT did unlawfully and knowingly attempted to hire a person younger than 18 years of

age by giving, offering, or agreeing to give anything of value to any person; to engage in a

manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse

or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another; sexual intercourse; sodomy; or any

unlawful sexual act, by completing an overt act towards the perpetration of the crime, to-

wit: arranging and arriving at a location with the intent of engaging a minor in prostitution, done

by a person who intended to commit such crime but failed in the perpetration thereof or was

prevented or intercepted in executing such crime. A Severity Level 6 Person Felony, in violation

of K.S.A. 21-6422(a)(1) & (b)(1)(A) and 21-5301(a) & (c)(1).

Penalty Range: From a minimum of 17 months to a maximum of 46 months in prison

and/or a fine of up to $100,000 and 24 months of post-release supervision, pursuant to

K.S.A. 21-6804, 21-6807, 21-6611(a)(3), & 22-3717(d)(1)(B), and amendments thereto.

COUNT II

ATTEMPTED INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH A CHILD

That on or about July 17, 2026, in Bourbon County, Kansas, CARTER MAXWELL

PREWITT did unlawfully attempt to engage in lewd fondling or touching of the person of either

the child or the offender with a child 14 or more years of age, but less than sixteen 16 years of

age, to-wit: Confidential Victim, with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the

offender, the child, or both, by completing an overt act towards the perpetration of the crime, to-

wit: arranging a meeting with a purported minor to engage in sexual contact, done by a person

BBCA Case No: 0038050who intended to commit such crime but failed in the perpetration thereof or was prevented or

intercepted in executing such crime. A Severity Level 7 Person Felony, in violation of K.S.A.

21-5506(a)(1) & (c)(1) and 21-5301(a) & (c)(1).

Penalty Range: From a minimum of 11 months to a maximum of 34 months in prison

and/or a fine of up to $100,000 and 12 months of post-release supervision, pursuant to

K.S.A. 21-6804, 21-6807, 21-6611(a)(3), & 22-3717(d)(1)(C), and amendments thereto.

COUNT III

ATTEMPTED INDECENT SOLICITATION OF A CHILD

That on or about July 17, 2026, in Bourbon County, Kansas, CARTER MAXWELL

PREWITT did unlawfully attempt to entice, command, invite, persuade, or attempt to persuade a

child 14 or more years of age, but less than 16 years of age, to-wit: Confidential Victim, to

commit or to submit to an unlawful sexual act, as defined in K.S.A. 21-5501(d), as amended, to-

wit: rape, by completing an overt act towards the perpetration of the crime, to-wit: arranging a

meeting with a purported minor to engage in unlawful sexual act, done by a person who intended

to commit such crime but failed in the perpetration thereof or was prevented or intercepted in

executing such crime. A Severity Level 8 Person Felony, in violation of K.S.A. 21-5508(a)(1) &

(c)(1) and 21-5301(a) & (c)(1).

Penalty Range: From a minimum of 7 months to a maximum of 23 months in prison and/or

a fine of up to $100,000 and 12 months of post-release supervision, pursuant to K.S.A. 21-

6804, 21-6807, 21-6611(a)(3), & 22-3717(d)(1)(C), and amendments thereto.