Man turns himself in to Lee County Jail for alleged child sex crimes

LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A 48-year-old man turned himself in to the Lee County Jail for alleged child sex crimes.

Joel Alan Nichols is facing two counts of sexual battery of a child under the age of 14.

Nichols was indicted in 2022 for the two charges.

His bond was set at $25,000.

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