Ferriday man arrested for sex crimes against child under 13

FERRIDAY, Louisiana (KNOE) – The Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Ferriday resident accused of committing sex crimes against a victim under the age of 13.

On July 8, detectives began investigating the sexual abuse of a child. The victim was interviewed at the Alexandria Child Advocacy Center that same day and a sexual assault investigation was conducted.

Donald Higginbotham III, 27, was charged with multiple counts, including two counts of first-degree rape (victim under 13 years of age), one count of indecent conduct with a minor (victim under 13 years of age), one count of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, one count of illegal possession of Schedule I CDS, and one count of illegal possession of Schedule II CDS.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding the investigation or potential victims is asked to contact Detective Stephen Lipscomb at (318)-437-0740.

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