Sitter jailed over sex crimes

SMITH COUNTY – A babysitter was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly committing a series of sexual assaults against a child over five years in Whitehouse. According to our news partner KETK, arrest documents from Smith County revealed that a parent had called the Whitehouse Police Department in February to report that her child had been sexually assaulted by John Bonner. He had babysat her two children for about five years, and the abuse had occurred at his residence.

Authorities interview the children and found that Bonner had sexually assaulted one of the children throughout that time. During an interview with the Whitehouse Police Department, he reportedly admitted to being aroused when he babysat and that he had kissed and sexually touched one of the children. Bonner was arrested on Tuesday for continuous sexual abuse of a child, a victim under 14, and booked into the Smith County Jail. He is being held on a $750,00 bond.