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DC Man Arrested For Sex Abuse Of Minor

DC Police arrested a 26-year-old man on a misdemeanor charge for making inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile girl.

WASHINGTON, DC — DC Police arrested a 26-year-old man on a misdemeanor sexual abuse charge Sunday, police said.

At about 12:45 p.m. June 26, a juvenile victim walked into an establishment in the 600 block of North Carolina Avenue, SE. The man — later identified as Davon Wood of Southeast, DC — made sexual contact with the girl and then fled on foot, police said.

After further investigation, Wood was arrested and charged with Second Degree Child Sexual Abuse, police said

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