YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. — A 57-year-old man has been taken into custody after police discovered a video allegedly depicting him sexually abusing a 4-year-old child.
Ronald W. Bryden of Rimrock was arrested Wednesday by the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office on suspicion of committing multiple sex crimes.
YCSO said Bryden was allegedly recorded on camera molesting the 4-year-old victim. The young child was later treated at a hospital.
Bryden was booked into the Camp Verde Detention Center for "dangerous crimes against children," a legal distinction that carries tougher penalties under Arizona law.
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