Lowndes County man to face trial for child sex charges

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man is indicted on child sex crime charges.

Jerry Burrus, 42, is charged with four counts of Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes.

In court documents, prosecutors allege the incidents happened in late 2016 and March 2017.

Investigators say Burrus knows the alleged victim.

He was recently indicted by a Lowndes County Grand Jury and booked into jail.

A trial date has not been set.