Man jailed for sex abuse

Forty-one year old Brewton resident accused of abusing 6-year old; bond set at $500,000

A 41-year old Brewton man wanted for sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 turned himself in at the Escambia County Sheriff's Office on Aug. 24 and an additional charge of sodomy I was added for the alleged abuse of a 9-year old child.

Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson went to social media to distribute a wanted poster for the arrest of Thomas Benjamin Davis. It was noted in the wanted poster that the sheriff's office would extradite nationwide when Davis was located. In addition to the sex charges, Dean was also wanted on a failure to appear charge.

Days later, Davis, 41, 34 Deer Run Lane, Brewton, turned himself in. Once arrested an additional charge of sodomy I was added involving sex acts with the same 9-year old child.

Davis was given a consolidated bond of $500,000 on both charges. If released from jail, Davis will be required to wear a GPS ankle monitor and have no contact with the victim or any child under the age of 18.

According to court records, Davis is accused of engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with the child on or about July 21, 2021.