Arraignment scheduled for Carthage man charged with molesting three children

An 8:30 a.m. Wednesday arraignment is scheduled in Jasper County Circuit Court for a Carthage man charged with statutory sodomy, child molestation and attempted child molestation.

The Carthage Police Department arrested Shayne Batie, 47, after three juveniles ages 16, 14 and 12, said he had molested them, according to a news release.

Batie is being held in the Jasper County Jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond.