MONROE — A 26-year-old Darlington man was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on felony charges related to the sexual assault of a 12-year-old child victim.

Darlington police arrested Jose Argenis Hernandez-Hernandez in late May for several sex-related crimes. 

His arraignment this week was set before Circuit Judge Duane Jorgenson.

The charges include first-degree sexual assault of a child, use of a computer to facilitate a sex crime, child enticement and causing a child to view sexual activity. He also is charged with resisting a police officer.

Darlington police said their case was built largely around two interactions Hernandez-Hernandez allegedly had with the child victim in recent months.

Hernandez-Hernandez most recent prior arrest was on a fourth operating while under the influence charge in 2018 but that felony charge was dropped when he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of driving while revoked.

Hernandez-Hernandez remains in Lafayette County Jail on $5,000 bond.

If convicted, he faces an up to 40-year maximum prison sentence on the first-degree sexual assault of a child charge alone.