MISSISSIPPI
WJTV
[with video]
By Danielle Avitable
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. – Josiah D. Franklin made his first appearance in court Thursday morning. The judge set his bond at $25,000, however, the 22-year old remains behind bars and charged with gratification of lust touching of a child.
Detective Clint Earls with the Brookhaven Police Department says the incident happened Monday evening at a local church and Franklin was arrested Tuesday.
Joshua Franklin tells us, it was his brother Josiah who called police about what he allegedly did at Christ Church International.
“My brother has never been in trouble with the law, this is his first time and he actually admitted it to the police himself,” says Joshua.
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