On March 20, an 18-year-old Purvis man was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Child Exploitation, 1 count of Touching for Lustful Purposes, 1 count of Sexual Battery, and 1 count of filming a Child Under Sixteen.
The arrest and investigation was conducted by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department Investigation Division with assistance from the MS Attorney General’s Office.
He is currently housed at the LCSO Jail awaiting a bond to be set. This is an ongoing investigation.