A man is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting an 8 year old.
Thursday afternoon the Bell County Sheriffs Department arrested 19-year-old Stephen Tyler Peters.
Police say the child was forced to perform a sexually act on Peters multiple times.
If Peters is found guilty he will be charged with a first degree felony for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
He is currently being held in Bell County on a $100,000 bond.
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