A Seattle man living inside Tent City 3 was arrested Friday for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl, according to KOMO News .

The suspect was identified as Viengsavanh Boutdavong, a 46-year-old who was arrested by the Seattle Police Department (SPD).

SPD responded to reports of a man attempting to lure a child into his tent on Sept. 12, according to charging documents. Another Tent City resident witnessed the incident and told the child to return to her mother.

Officers arrived and learned that the child had returned to her mother. Both the child and her mother have been residents of Tent City 3 for approximately 2 weeks. Tent City 3 is a community of tents previously located in the Ravenna neighborhood and now held in the Mount Baker neighborhood.

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