A local man arrested earlier this year for multiple sex-related charges involving a victim under the age of 13, was indicted on several charges, including rape and indecent behavior with a juvenile.

William Charles Kershaw Sr., 60, of Jennings, was indicted by the Jeff Davis Parish grand jury on four counts of first-degree rape and one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile, said Jeff Davis Parish District Attorney Lauren Heinen.

He remains in jail on a $10,000 bond.

Kershaw was initially arrested by the Jennings Police Department in January on five counts of first-degree rape of a juvenile, six counts of molestation of a juvenile and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

If convicted, first-degree rape carries a sentence of life imprisonment.

The case against Kershaw was presented to the grand jury by Assistant District Attorney Torrie Thibodeaux.