Shreveport Police Department
PO Box P • Shreveport, LA 71161 • 318/673-6932 • Fax: 318/673-6933
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: May 23, 2002
Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer
318/673-6932
Police arrest 71-year-old accused child molester
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Shreveport detectives have arrested a 71-year-old Shreveport man who is believed to have molested an unknown number of children.
John D. Weaver of the 8600 block of Grover Place was taken into custody at his home this evening.
He is charged with three counts of molestation of a juvenile for ongoing incidents involving two boys and one girl.
The boys, ages 5 and 7, were molested between January and May of 1997. The girl, age 11, was molested between June and December of 1999.
The children reportedly were victimized while they stayed with Weaver at his home.
Detectives believe there may be other children who have been sexually assaulted by this suspect and hope they will come forward.
For more information or to report possible abuse, call Detective Kim Rei at 673-6955 or Crime Stoppers at 673-7000.
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