A 61-year-old former Helena man now living in Idaho, was arrested on suspicion of raping a child younger than 12 while he was living in Lewis and Clark County. Edwin M. Tomlin is facing two counts of felony sexual assault in connection to the Oct. 21 incident in which the victim reported the defendant had sexual contact with her over the course of 12 years, from the time she was a toddler to her early teens. Tomlin reportedly admitted to inappropriately touching the victim and said he believed God had forgiven him.
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