Booneville man arrested on molestation charge
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Booneville man is behind bars for a charge involving a child.
According to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Office, 39-year-old Cristofer Clinton Carpenter was arrested following an investigation on a report of a four-year-old who was inappropriately touched.
Investigators said the child later participated in a forensic interview and a disclosure was made.
Based on the findings, Carpenter is charged with one count of molestation, touching a child for a lustful purpose.
A judge set his bond at $100,000 and ordered no contact with the alleged victim or the victim’s family.
