Deputies Say Springdale Man Fondled Girl

SPRINGDALE — A man faces criminal charges after investigators said he molested a 9-year-old girl.

Iven Stevens, 67, of 17494 Pleasure Heights Road in Springdale was arrested Friday in connection with felony rape.

According to an arrest report, a woman told deputies she caught Stevens inappropriately touching a 9-year-old girl while she was in her bed.

The girl told investigators it wasn’t the first time Stevens had sexually assaulted her, the report said.

Stevens was in the Washington County Detention Center without bond Saturday

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