A Morgan City man has been booked on multiple counts of sex abuse involving a juvenile.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's deputies said that Leon Sylvester, 41, was booked on Tuesday with trafficking of children for sexual purposes, indecent behavior with juveniles, computer-aided solicitation, sexual battery and carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
The investigation began back in February when a patrol deputy was sent to the Berwick Police Department, where a complaint had been made against a man who allegedly was involved in sexual contact with a juvenile and was threatening to release video if the juvenile refused to continue.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division opened an investigation into the incident, and obtained a search warrant for Sylvester's home. They collected evidence there, and then obtained an arrest warrant for Sylvester.
He was booked into the parish jail and his bond is set at $1.1 million.
