Charges have been dropped against a Hershey man accused of sexually assaulting a female juvenile earlier this month.

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, a 1st degree sexual assault of a child charge against 19-year-old Casey Mitchell has been dropped.

On July 6, a female juvenile arrived at the Great Plains Health emergency room, reporting that she had been sexually assaulted.

The female claimed that she had been visiting Mitchell at a home on Oregon Trail Road, south of Hershey.

She alleged that Mitchell had indicated that he wanted to have sex with her throughout the evening, a request she said she denied.  At one point, she said Mitchell forced her to have sex with him.

Deputies executed a search warrant on the residence and collected several pieces of evidence.

Mitchell was arrested and charged later that day.

On Wednesday, officials with the LCSO announced that the charge was being dropped due to lack of evidence.