Sex charges filed on Arkansas man

A Jonesboro man was released from jail Tuesday on $10,000 bond, one day after he was arrested on rape and sexual assault charges involving two girls, online records show.

Jeffery Wayne Harlan, 47, was arrested Sept. 11 on charges of rape, second-degree sexual assault and sexual indecency with a child, according to a Craighead County sheriff's office report.

The report said Arkansas State Police officials investigated a claim of sexual abuse involving an 11-year-old girl and her 13-year-old sister between July 15 and Aug. 21. After interviewing the girls and their mother, investigators reportedly identified Harlan as a suspect, the report said.

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Harlan is accused of touching the girls inappropriately and exposing himself, among other acts, at the girls' home.

State Desk on 09/18/2017

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