Harmontown Man Arrested for Child Molestation

By Alyssa Schnugg
Staff writer
alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Harmontown man Wednesday for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old child.

According to reports, the victim reported the assault to a family member who filed charges Monday against John Robert Westmoreland, 46. A warrant was issued for his arrest Tuesday.
Westmoreland was charged with touching a child for lustful purposes and taken to the Lafayette County Detention Center where he remained Thursday morning on no bond, pending possible additional charges.


 

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