Sabine Parish Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports the arrest of Monty Ervin Knippers, 55 of Florien, on Jan. 24. Sabine Parish Sheriff Detectives began investigating the case earlier this month when a concerned citizen reported possible inappropriate sexual contact between Knippers and the juvenile victim. During the investigation, Detectives discovered Knippers allegedly touched the juvenile sexually beginning when the victim was 8 until she was 13 years old.

Knippers was booked into the Sabine Parish Detention Center for:
Molestation of juvenile under age 13
Sexual battery of juvenile under age 13
Indecent behavior with juvenile under age 13

No bond has been set at this time. The case remains under investigation and other charges and arrests are pending.