MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A grand jury indicted a 77-year-old Tennessee man on 32 counts of child sex abuse. That child was 8 years old at the time of his arrest, according to the Covington Police Department (CPD).

CPD announced the arrest of 77-year-old Gary Stubblefield on Thursday. He faces 32 counts of aggravated sexual battery and continuous sexual abuse of a child.

Covington detectives began investigating Stubblefield in March. That investigation started with a Department of Children's Services referral surrounding the allegations of child sex abuse of an 8-year-old.

Police said the alleged assaults happened over a two-year period while the child was being babysat.

Officers arrested Stubblefield at his home on Thursday. His bond was set at $250,000.

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