An Oklahoma man is being held on a $1 million bond after police arrested him on suspicion of multiple rape and sexual assault offenses allegedly involving children, authorities said.
Joshua Lee Martin lives in Spiro, Oklahoma.
Officers with the Van Buren Police Department arrested the Oklahoma resident in Arkansas, police said.
Martin was booked into the Crawford County Detention Center early Tuesday morning, jail records show.
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The suspect is being held on four counts of rape and one count of second-degree sexual assault, according to jail records.
The allegations leveled against the accused man involve children, Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney Denis Dean confirmed.
Authorities have not released additional details regarding the alleged victims or the circumstances surrounding the case, officials said.
Investigators withheld the specifics because the inquiry remains open and ongoing, police said.
The Spiro man remains held in custody on the $1 million bond, jail records show. But as of Friday morning, formal charges had not yet been filed, according to officials.
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