NATALBANY, La. (AP) — Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputies say a 74-year-old Natalbany man has been booked on a count of aggravated rape of a juvenile after witnesses said they saw him forcing himself upon a 3-year-old girl.

Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Dawn Panepinto said in a news release received by The Advocate that Morrison Lee Furlow was arrested Friday evening.

It was unclear whether Furlow has an attorney.

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