Jackson County man arrested on child sex crime charges

Mitchell Dye

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Jackson County man is behind bars for sexual battery and molestation charges involving a minor.

Thirty-nine-year-old Mitchell Dye of Vancleave was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation after a 15-year-old girl revealed she was sexually assaulted by Dye in February.

Biloxi police assisted the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office with the arrest on Monday, and his bond is set at $200,000.

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