A West Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly raping a child under the age of 13. Carson Cawthon, 19, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was arrested and booked into the Belmont County Jail on the charge of rape. The Belmont County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation started with the Martins Ferry Police Department, and upon discovering that some of the alleged criminal activity may have occurred outside of city limits, their department contacted the Sheriff’s Office. The two agencies then commenced a joint investigation into the allegations.
