Two men arrested in seperate incidents involving sexual acts with young girls, one of whom was three; One man was on bond for an obscenity arrest in 2012

Two Chalmette men have been arrested in separate incidents involving them having sexual acts with young girls, one of whom was only three years old at the time, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Kevin Davis, 59, 3617 Delambert St., was booked March 1 with sexual battery and molestation of the three-year, which happened about two years ago, the sheriff said.

He said Davis committed the sexual acts with the child while he was baby-sitting.

The girl’s mother came forward recently to report that the girl said she had been touched inappropriately by Davis.

Det. Sgt. Anthony Bruscato interviewed the mother and child, then presented the case to a judge who issued arrest warrants alleging sexual battery and molestation and Davis was arrested.

Davis, at the time of his arrest, was out on bond for an obscenity arrest in Chalmette last fall, the sheriff said.

Davis is now being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of a $300,000 bond set in his case.

Sheriff Pohlmann also that, in an unrelated matter, a 45-year-old Chalmette man was arrested Feb. 28 on charges of aggravated incest with his 9-year-old step-daughter, with the sex abuse happening over a period of the last two years.

The same man, whose name hasn’t been released to protect the identity of his step-daughter, was also booked on two counts of sexual battery and one count of indecent behavior with an 11-year girl who was a friend of the step-daughter. That girl was touched inappropriately when she spent a weekend visit at the friend’s house in February, the sheriff said.

The incidents came to light when the 11-year-old’s mother reported what happened to her daughter and the 11-year-old told sheriff’s detectives her younger friend was also being touched by the step-father.

Sheriff Pohlmann said the step-daughter was questioned by detectives from the Juvenile Division and acknowledged she was a victim of sexual abuse by her step-father.

Det. Sgt. Michelle Canepa brought the evidence to a judge, who signed arrest warrants alleging the various sexual acts involving the juveniles.
The step-father’s was arrested and has since been released from St. Bernard Parish Prison on bond of $100,000.