Man Sexually Abused Children For Decades, Including At A Daycare His Parents Ran, Cops Say

A man faces more than a dozen charges for sexually abusing children for decades, including incidents at a daycare run by his parents, police said.

This week, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office in California announced the arrest of Jerry Don Edgy, 45. He was charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and 15 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 using force/violence/duress.

He is currently being held in jail on $5.5 million bail.

Police say the victims span a 30-year timeframe. Some of the incidents happened at an in-home daycare operated by his parents.

The parents are not accused of being complicit, police noted.

The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact (916) 874-5191.