A Covington man charged with molesting his children's babysitter served two days in jail before bonding out.

Donald Keith Patterson, 32, was charged with aggravated child molestation and sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl.

According to Newton County Sheriff's Office Lt. Keith Crum, the victim told investigators that Patterson touched her inappropriately while she was at his home looking after the children.

He was arrested early Wednesday and served two days in the Newton County Detention Center before bonding out on an $8,450 property bond.