Indiana State Police troopers arrested a Washington County man Tuesday for child molestation and several related felony charges in two southern Indiana counties.

James Crawford Jr., who is 32, faces a Level 1 felony count of child molesting and a Level 4 felony count of child molesting in Washington County and Level 4 felony counts of child seduction, sexual misconduct with a minor and child solicitation in Clark County. He also faces a Class A misdemeanor count of tattooing a minor in Washington County, according to a news release from Sgt. Carey Hulls.

Huls, the public information officer for the Sellersburg Post, said the investigation that led to Crawford’s arrest began in February 2024 when a Washington County school system resource officer contacted Detective Travis Baker and advised a child in the school had possibly been molested by an adult male.

Baker immediately began an investigation, which included a sexual assault forensic examination at a local hospital,

The investigation also included a forensic interview conducted at a local child advocacy center in conjunction with a caseworker with the Indiana Department of Child Services, Huls reported.

As a result of the investigation, Baker believed illegal contact occurred between the child and Crawford in both Washington and Clark counties over a period spanning several months, Huls said.

Troopers served both warrants on Tuesday at the Washington County Jail, where Crawford was incarcerated on unrelated charges.

Crawford is being held without bond in Washington County and has a $50,000 cash only bond on the Clark County charges.