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THIBODAUX, La. (WGNO) — On Thursday, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man accused of committing sex crimes involving a juvenile. According to Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre, 45-year-old Barry Brown was arrested on Wednesday.
Investigators say that Brown had inappropriate sexual contact with a teenage victim whose age and gender were not disclosed. The sheriff’s office was able to get warrants for the following:
- Contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile
- Carnal knowledge of a juvenile
- Indecent behavior with a juvenile
- Oral sexual battery
Brown was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex and his bail is set at $300,000.
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