GEORGIA
First Coast News
ST. MARYS, Ga. — The St. Marys Police Department arrested a deacon of a local Kingsland church on charges of sexual exploitation of children.
Police arrested Jones Rivers Wednesday, October 10 at 1:30 p.m., according to a news release from the St. Marys Police Department.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Rivers after receiving a report in July 2012 from a local mandated reporter who indicated two children, ages 4 and 7, had possible been victims of child sexual abuse.
The investigation by the police department revealed Rivers allegedly touched the two children inappropriately on their “private areas.” The release said Rivers also allegedly exposed the 7-year-old child to pornography on Rivers’ home computer. Originally police arrested Rivers on two charges of child molestation and one charge of furnishing obscene materials to minors.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.