Male molests 9-year-old boy

A case of child molestation that occurred in June was recently reported to the Bloomington Police Department by a 9-year-old boy’s mother, BPD Lt. David Drake said, reading from a police report. His mother talked to police after noticing her son exhibit odd sexual behavior.

Timothy Bean, 41, of Bloomington confessed and was arrested for molesting the boy. Bean was charged with a Class A Felony for child molestation and a Class D felony for dissemination of materials harmful to minors, Drake said.

Bean convinced the boy to engage himself in sexual activity involving fornication. Bean also showed him adult homosexual pornography.

Bean has been a lifetime registered sex offender in Johnson County since 1992, Drake said.