Freetown man accused of crimes against children

A Jackson County man is accused of crimes against children. “The Seymour Tribune” is reporting that 30-year-old Cory Dwane Jones, of Freetown, was arrested this week on a Jackson Circuit Court warrant for Child Molestation in a case involving a then-10-year-old girl that allegedly happened in July of 2011.

The paper is reporting that Jones was also arrested on a separate warrant for two charges of Possession of Child Pornography in a separate case. In addition, the report says that Jones is facing two charges of Child Solicitation and Intimidation related to another investigation in Owen County.

Indiana State Police reportedly told the paper that Jones was arrested Monday at his mother’s home in Lawrence County. Authorities say the arrest came just minutes after Jones called law enforcement and said he was working in Texas for a construction company repairing damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.

The Tribune is reporting that the molestation allegation had been investigated in August of 2011, but prosecutors did not file charges. The case came to light again after investigators received information that Jones was in possession of child pornography. The paper says that ISP interviewed the girl again and that Jones later confessed to police that he committed the crime.

The report says that the Owen County charges stem from evidence that Jones had solicited a child to engage in sexual conduct on two separate occasions.

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