HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Huntsville Police say a man is facing rape, sodomy and child sex abuse charges after an investigation by its Special Victims Unit.

Lorenzo Jermone Earskine Jr, 24, of Huntsville, is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, and sexual abuse of a child.

Huntsville Police said on Nov. 1st, around 8 p.m., officers were called to a local hospital to make a report for possible sexual assault of a child.

HPD said officers learned of a possible assault in a home where Earskine lived, and a member of the department's Special Victims Unit was called to the scene to lead an investigation.

According to the department, the investigation found that Earskine "forced himself upon a child sexually" the day before.

Officers were able to locate and detain Earskine f

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