Wendell man faces sex crime charges

A Wendell man is accused of having sex with a 5-year-old child.

Wake County sheriff's deputies arrested David Bernard Eichacker, 31, of 1928 Majestic Oak Circle, on Wednesday.

He was charged with rape of a child and sex offense with a child, according to the arrest warrant.

The alleged crimes occurred between February and May of this year.

Eichacker was being held Wednesday in the Wake County Jail under a $3 million bond. He was scheduled to be in court Thursday.

Eichacker was already on probation for a taking indecent liberties with a child offense, according to state Department of Correction records.