SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on child sex allegations.

On Aug. 12, a concerned mother reported to Salina Regional Health Center personnel that she believed her 3-year-old and 4-year-old daughters had been sexually abused by a man who lived with the family, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

The man — Sebastian Ames, 23 — babysat the girls while their father was at work and the mother was out of town, Forrester said. Ames lived with the family from June to August, he added.

On Tuesday, Salina Police completed their investigation and arrested Ames on suspicion of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child, according to Forrester.