MATTOON, IL-(Effingham Radio)- An elderly man from Mattoon was arrested recently for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault.
According to a press release from the Mattoon Police Department, officers took 81 year old, Alfred W Sarver into custody on May 31st at 8:07pm.
The arrest occurred at the Mattoon Police Department.
The release states that the charges allege that Sarver had admitted to touching a three year old victim in a sexual manner on three different occasions within the past month.
Sarver was taken to the Coles County Jail.
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.