Harrison County man arrested on sex crimes involving a child

HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Harrison County man is behind bars on sex crime charges involving a child.

Thirty-six-year-old Kurtis Emmert of Saucier is charged with touching a child for lustful purposes.

Sheriff’s officials say Emmert went to the Harrison County Jail Sunday and told deputies he impregnated a 12-year-old.

This is still an active investigation that may result in more charges, but officials had enough evidence to arrest Emmert on the touching of a child charge.

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