COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus man charged with the rape of a young girl in the Village of Marble Cliff was arrested on Thursday.

According to Franklin County Municipal Court documents, a mother called the Grandview Heights Division of Police in July to report she saw her ex-boyfriend Alan Lichti perform a sexual act on her daughter. The alleged act happened in June.

Detectives interviewed the mother numerous times about the allegation.

Records say detectives learned more details about the alleged sex act and other sexually related contact Licthi allegedly had with the girl.

As the investigation continued, more evidence was found via electronic communication that corroborated the mother's statements and allegations.

Lichti, 40, was arrested at a residence on Gilman Road in west Columbus

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