CHIPLEY — Officers have arrested a Washington County man on nine counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of two victims less than 12-years-old, according to an official press release.
Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Chipley Police Department announced Wednesday the arrest of Richard Carlton Bottomlee, 45, in connection with the sexual battery of two children.
WCSO and CPD received a call in reference to a suspected sexual battery. During the course of the investigation officers discovered the suspect had been involved sexually with one victim on seven separate occasions and a second victim on two separate occasions. Both victims were under the age of 12, authorities reported.
Bottomlee, of Chipley, has been charged with nine counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on victim less than 12 years of age. Each count is a life felony, according to officials.