Aug 20, 2025

Arizona man jailed in Riley County for alleged child sex crimes

Posted Aug 20, 2025 3:15 PM

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect for alleged child sex crimes in Manhattan.

Just after 2p.m. Tuesday, police arrested 46-year-old Jeremy Welch of Tucson, Arizona, on a Riley Count District Court warrant, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

Welch is being held on a $100,000 bond on requested charges that include two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.  The RCPD did not report where the crimes are alleged to have occurred.