An 86-year-old man is accused of fondling child

Bowling Green police arrested an Indiana man Wednesday on an indictment warrant charging him with one count of first-degree sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old.

Starlon Hickman, 86, is accused of sticking his hand down the pants of a juvenile and touching the juvenile’s genitalia, according to Bowling Green police records.

A Warren County grand jury indicted him Sept. 12.

The child reported the allegation to adults and the child’s sibling witnessed the reported incident, according to police records.

Hickman admitted to police to snuggling with the children but said he didn’t understand why a child would make that allegation against him, records show.

WNKY does not identify alleged victims of reported sex crimes.

Hickman was lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail, his family posted a $5,000 bond within hours of his arrest and he was released Wednesday, according to Warren County Jailer Stephen Harmon.