SPRINGFIELD -- A 73-year-old Springfield man was arrested Wednesday on three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a child under 12 years old.
Arrested was Bobby Gene Hays, according to the Springfield Police Department.
Police received a report that Hays had been committing a sex act with a child. During the investigation, Hays told officers that he molested the victim on three occasions during the past six months.
Each count is punishable by up to life in prison, according to Springfield police.