Authorities in Arkansas say 69-year-old man raped 2 children under 13

Donald Bonner, 69
Donald Bonner, 69

A 69-year-old man remained in an Arkansas jail Thursday afternoon, a week after he was arrested on multiple charges of rape and sexual indecency with children, two of whom were under the age of 13, authorities said.

Donald Bonner, who was arrested in Fayetteville on Oct. 9, faces two counts of rape and two counts of sexual indecency with a child, a preliminary report from the city's Police Department shows.

The state Department of Human Services received information Aug. 9 that Bonner had raped two children age 12 or under, according to authorities. The children “were in his care several times,” the report states.

During an Oct. 9 interview, Bonner went to the Police Department and told officers he had had sex with the two children who had reported his behavior and two other youths.

When asked why he had sexual contact with one of the girls, he replied, "I just wanted to have sex with her," according to the report.

Police released him after the interview and the 69-year-old was later arrested at an apartment on Kaywood Lane.

The report states that Bonner is from Seligman, Mo., but the Washington County jail inmate roster shows a Springdale address. Questions about Bonner’s hometown were not immediately answered by the Washington County sheriff’s office Thursday afternoon.

Records show he was being held in lieu of a $250,000 bond. Bonner is set to appear in court Nov. 9.

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