Babysitter charged with molesting 3-year-old

A Seven Springs man was charged Wednesday after authorities received a report that a young girl had been sexually assaulted.

Lonnie Aaron Taylor, 17, of 316 Ada Stroud Road, was charged with first-degree statutory sexual offense and crime against nature.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office received a report that a 3-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted at about 11 p.m. Tuesday by her babysitter, authorities said. Taylor was arrested after a brief investigation.