Authorities: DE Pony Ride Employee Accused Of Inappropriately Touching 9-Year-Old

CAMDEN WYOMING, DE (CBS) -- Delaware State Troopers have arrested a man working as a pony ride employee at a local orchard who is accused of inappropriately touching a juvenile customer last weekend.

John Blackburn, 33 was arrested Friday. He is accused of inappropriately touching a nine-year-old girl while helping her mount and dismount a pony at Fifer's Orchard on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Officials say a representative of the orchard contacted police on Wednesday. They explained the victim's mother had contacted them, as well as the owner of the pony ride company, Angels Gather Here Pony Rides to report the incident.

The subsequent investigation revealed that Blackburn is a registered Tier 3 sex offender. He was taken into custody on Friday without incident and charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact of a Child by a Registered Sex Offender and Failure to Re-Register Within Three Days after a change in Employment. He was arraigned and committed to the Jame T. Vaughn Correctional Institution in default of $106,000 cash bond.

Officials say more charges are expected.

Anyone with more information about the incident are asked to contact Detective William Miller at 302-698-8435 or by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.