A 20-year-old man faces a hearing next week on charges he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy at a Butler home in May.

Butler police on Aug. 28 arrested Michael D. McCarl, 20, of Butler Township, stemming from the nearly three-month investigation, according to court documents.

McCarl was arraigned on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors, all felonies, along with indecent assault, a misdemeanor.

He is being held in the Butler County Prison on $25,000 bail.

Police said they began investigating the case on June 3 when a friend of the defendant told authorities that she saw him assault the boy. Butler County Children and Youth Services assisted in the investigation.

Police on Aug. 28 interviewed McCarl, who admitted to molesting the boy, according to court documents. He allegedly acknowledged they performed sex acts on one another.

A preliminary hearing is set for 1:15 p.m. Monday before District Judge Pete Shaffer.