A White County man is out of jail on bond following his arrest last week on child sex abuse charges.
On March 14, the White County Sheriff’s Office received information from the White County School System about a previous sexual assault. According to the incident report, a student told a school counselor that she and her sisters had been molested by a relative in 2013.
The allegations prompted an investigation and, as a result, investigators charged 44-year-old William Baker, Jr., of Cleveland with child molestation and two counts of sexual battery against a child under the age of 16.
Baker turned himself in to the sheriff’s office on March 15, says White County Sheriff’s Capt. Clay Hammond. He was released from jail the following day after posting a $20,000 bond.
