PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Grimesland man has been accused of several counts of child sex crimes that warrants say happened over decades.

84-year-old Vernon Sadler Jr. was arrested by Pitt County deputies yesterday afternoon.

He’s been charged with 18 counts of indecent liberties with a child out of Pitt County.

Sadler has also been charged with five counts of indecent liberties with a child in Beaufort County.

Warrants say one of the offenses dates back to 1997, with several offenses spanning the decades, with the last reported in 2013.

Sadler was taken to the Pitt County Jail.

He was jailed under a total $750,000 bond.

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