SHANNON COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -Shannon County deputies arrested a man accused of child molestation Saturday.

According to the Shannon County Sheriff’s Office, Johnny Ray Richardson, born in 1979, is charged with fourth-degree child molestation.

In court documents, the 13-year-old victim stated that Richardson began touching her inappropriately in July. She later said that the assaults happened two to three times a week.

Richardson is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond.

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