PROSSER, Wash. – Scott Lee Phelps, a 36-year-old resident of Richland, was sentenced on for multiple sex offenses, including first-degree child molestation, Prosser Police said in a release.

The investigation began after incidents were reported on February 11 and 12. In both cases, Phelps offered money to a 10-year-old student.

A third incident on February 19 involved a 9-year-old student who encountered the suspect exposing himself on 5th Avenue, police said.

Kennewick Police Department detectives worked with Richland Police Department, and they discovered a similar case on February 24 at a Walmart store.

He was arrested on February 26 near 3rd Avenue and Rainier Street, according to Kennewick Police Department. Phelps was taken into custody without incident and booked into Benton

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