The Eden Police Department has arrested a man for indecent liberties with a child. On Wednesday at noon investigators with the Eden Police Department received information that 52-year-old Scottie Ray Roberts of Ridge Ave. had been having a concerning interaction with a juvenile. Investigators knew Roberts to be a registered sex offender and immediately began to conduct a thorough investigation.

At approximately 10:30 pm on June 14, Investigators arrested Scottie Roberts and executed a search warrant for his residence.

Roberts was arrested and charged with one count of indecent liberties with a child (felony). Roberts was taken before a Rockingham County Magistrate and issued a $500,000 secured bond. Roberts is scheduled to appear in Rockingham County District Court on June 26.