A Liberty man is being held without bond after being named in a seal indictment last week. The DeKalb Grand Jury indicted 67-year-old James Michael Carpenter, charging him with aggravated sexual battery of a child just four years of age.

According to the indictment, the incidents occurred between April 17, 2015 and April 17, 2017, where Carpenter allegedly unlawfully made sexual contact with a minor child under the age of 13.

Carpenter is a local clergyman in the community and was arraigned on August 7.