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.

Cristofer Carpenter

A judge set his bond at $100,000 and ordered no contact with the alleged victim or the victim’s family.

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