Man arrested in sexual assault investigation

A Centerton man was arrested Saturday in connection with the sexual assault of two girls.

Troy David James, 45, was being held Monday in the Benton County Jail on $100,000 bond. He was arrested on charges of two counts of sexual assault in the second degree, a Class B felony.

The mother of a 6-year-old girl reported an allegation concerning her daughter being inappropriately touched by a man, according to court documents.

James was questioned by a detective and denied the allegation, according to court documents.

A 7-year-old girl was questioned in the investigation and reported James had touched her inappropriately when she was 6,

He is scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment at 8 a.m. Sept. 3 in Circuit Judge Robin Green’s court.

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