Airman Accused of Luring Child for Sex
Jackson County authorities have arrested a master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force and charged him with two sex-related crimes against a child. Sheriff Mike Byrd says 47-year-old John Robert Long, of St. Martin, is charged with one count of computer luring a child for sexual purposes and one count of disseminating sexually oriented material to a child. Authorities say Long is based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. Byrd said the charges stem from an investigation that showed Long contacted a child under the age of 18 on a social networking website. Long’s bail was set at $25,000 on the luring charge and $10,000 on the dissemination charge.
