JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A registered sex offender has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a 10-year-old girl on Sunday.

According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, 47-year-old Jason Sandy Blackledge has been charged with one count of lustful touching involving a juvenile female under the age of 10 years.

Blackledge was reportedly doing handyman work for a family in Jones County when the incident happened.

According to JCSD, Blackledge lured a young girl living with her immediate family behind a shed on the property while her parents were working on repairs to their home and a lawnmower.

Blackledge allegedly sent the victim’s brothers to pick up trash by the county roadway, which prevented them from seeing the girl and Blackledge.

After becoming a victim of Blackledge

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