BAY MINETTE, Alabama — A sickening report has surfaced according to which a police officer sexually abused a child who was only 8 or 9 years old.

Officer Timothy Gavin was charged with the sexual abuse of a child under 12 years old, which is defined as any touching involving a child under the age of 12 for the purposes of sexual gratification.

According to the affidavit, Officer Gavin told the young child to touch his genitals.

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The girl, who presumably trusted Officer Gavin as an authority figure, then took her hand and, according to the affidavit, “placed it on Mr. Gavin’s penis.”

Officer Gavin was set free from a corrections center on a $50k bond.

He has been indicted by a grand jury on two counts of sexual abuse to a child under the age of 12, court records state.

Officer Gavin resigned as a police officer after the charges were filed.

He is scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment on March 25.

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This article will be updated as more details are made available.

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