Kiln man charged with statutory rape of 12-year-old girls

A Kiln man is in jail, charged with statutory rape of two 12-year-old girls in Harrison County.

18-year-old Drew Emile Gallardo is charged with two counts of statutory rape. His bond was set at $850,000.

Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said investigators were told by the parents of the girls that Gallardo had sex with them.

Gallardo had been living at one of the homes when the incidents occurred.