A Pace man was arrested and charged with multiple felonies after lawmen say he sexually abused a minor.
Brian Keith Simmons Sr., 41, is facing five counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim older than 12 but younger than 16 years old and two counts of sexual assault, according to his Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The alleged activities took place between May 2012 and January 2013. Law enforcement officials were notified in February about it, the report stated.
When interviewed, the minor said the abuse started three or four years ago, but it went unreported because the person the minor told “never did anything” and the minor “eventually gave up,” the report stated.
Simmons was arrested early Friday and booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail on a $65,000 bond