Man arrested following sexual abuse investigation in George County

GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The George County Sheriff’s Office says a Lucedale man has been arrested on six felony charges following a sexual abuse investigation.

The sheriff’s department received a report of sexual abuse involving multiple children. Investigators identified the suspect as Harry Cotrell of Lucedale.

Following that investigation, he also received counts of sexual battery, one count of grooming, and four counts of touching a child for lustful purposes.

Cotrell was in Southaven at the time. DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office arrested him hours after the warrants were issued.

He is set to appear before a judge with a bond placed at $950,000.