Ferriday, LA (11/3/2023) – The Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) reported a registered sex offender was arrested for molestation of juveniles.
On October 29, 2023, the CPSO Cyber Crime Unit began investigating allegations of illegal sexual activity involving two children after receiving a complaint from the mother.
Johnathan Bates, 41, of Clayton, Louisiana, was arrested, charged, and booked with suspected molestation of juveniles.
It was learned that earlier in the week, the subject removed the victims’ clothing and then proceeded to touch them inappropriately while at his residence.
Detectives made contact with the Bates at his residence on Sunday, at which time he was taken into custody. Bates is a registered sex offender, he was convicted of oral sexual battery of a juvenile in 2009.
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