Harvey man accused of molesting 6-year-old girl 'when she was misbehaving'
Updated Nov 20, 1:28 PM; Posted Nov 20, 1:28 PM
Alvin Bell faces charges of sexual battery and molestation of a juveniles after the mother of a 6-year-old girl reported to New Orleans police that he inappropriately touched the young girl. (Orleans Justice Center jail)
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A Harvey man was arrested in New Orleans after the mother of a 6-year-old girl told New Orleans police he molested the girl while supervising her, a warrant for his arrest states.
The warrant, sworn by NOPD Detective Tonisha Goodwin, says the mother told police in August that Alvin Bell, 32, "touched her (daughter) inappropriately and forced her to engage in sexual acts with him when she was misbehaving." The alleged crimes occurred in New Orleans, the warrant states.
Bell, whose address was listed in the 3800 block of Red Cedar Lane in Harvey, was booked Wednesday (Nov. 15) with one count of sexual battery and one count of molestation of a juvenile. He remained jailed as of Monday on a $40,000 bond, court records show. The Orleans Public Defender's Office was appointed last week to defend him.
In a forensic interview with the young girl, the detective wrote, the girl described what Bell would do to her, demonstrating motions he made, which the detective wrote included Bell touching his genitals against parts of her unclothed body.
The young girl told the interviewer Bell engaged in the behavior with her "several times" while he supervised her. The crimes allegedly occurred at a residence in Algiers. The girl's mother told police Bell took her to a "dark room" when the inappropriate behavior took place.
The sexual battery charge stems from Bell touching the girl with his genitals, and the molestation charge is based on accusations that he took those actions "with the intention of arousing or gratifying his sexual desires and being in a position of control over the juvenile because he was the victim's caregiver at the time," the warrant states.
A search through a public safety information database for Bell's name and birthdate turned up the man who was arrested last week, Goodwin wrote. Goodwin obtained the warrant Nov. 8, and Bell was arrested a week later.
Orleans magistrate commissioner Robert Blackburn issued a stay-away order barring Bell from contacting the alleged victim. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 14.
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