Hannibal Man Arrested on Child Molestation Charges

An investigation leads to the arrest of a Hannibal man on child molestation charges.

As a result of the investigation by detectives of the Hannibal Police Department and the Marion County Children’s Division, a warrant was issued Wednesday by the 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County, charging 41 year old Tory Whitfield with two counts of second degree child molestation.

Whitfield was arrested Wednesday and taken to the Marion County Jail, where he remains on $100,000 cash only bond.