HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department said charges against 36-year-old Kurtis Emmert have been upgraded to one felony count of statutory rape and grooming of a child.

Officials said Emmert arrived at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center on Sunday, September 28, to report that he impregnated a 12-year-old juvenile.

ORIGINAL STORY: Saucier man charged with touching a child for lustful purposes after impregnating 12-year-old

Emmert was originally charged with touching a child for lustful purposes, but it has since been upgraded.

Emmert remains at the Harrison County Adult Detention Facility on a $750,000 bond.

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