Jay man accused of molesting 4-year-old

A Jay man was arrested Feb. 21 and charged with felony molestation of a child less that 12 years old following an investigation by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.

Henry Lee Thompson, 69, 5275 Oil Well Road, was accused of intentionally touching the breast, buttocks and genitals of a 4-year-old girl beginning in 2011 in Jay, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. A criminal history showed Thompson is a registered sex offender as a result of a conviction out of Virginia. The history showed a failure to register as required-sex offender violation out of Santa Rosa Count...