MARTINS FERRY Police have again nabbed an alleged sexual predator, the second in less than a week -- and in the same neighborhood.
Police arrested William F. Myers, 73, 1815 Hill St., Tuesday and charged him with gross sexual imposition against a 4-year-old girl.
Myers was taken to the Belmont County Jail after police said a relative allegedly caught him touching the little girl at his apartment.
The child was taken to a local hospital for alleged minor medical care. Police arrested Myers at his Hill Street apartment.
Myers' apartment is just two doors from a man who was allegedly caught downloading child pornographic pictures at the Martins Ferry Public Library earlier this week.
Quentin Phillips was arrested over the weekend after he reportedly confessed to the Martins Ferry Police to raping an 8-year-old child.
Police said they found extensive evidence of child pornography at Phillips' home on Hill Street.
Myers is being held in the Belmont County Jail on a $10,000 bond on a charge of gross sexual imposition. He is expected to appear in court on Wednesday morning in Northern Division Court.
Hull can be reached at lhull@timesleaderonline.com.
