Public Safety

Gainesville man, 71, arrested on child molestation charges

Gainesville Police arrested a 71-year-old man Friday morning after a minor reported he had been touching her inappropriately over a span of years, from elementary through middle school. Edgardo Rivera was booked into the Alachua County Jail on a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child, with no bond set. Rivera denied the allegations.

Sources: WCJB TV20