A Vian man is facing three felony counts of child sexual abuse in Sequoyah County, which allegedly began when the victim was just eight years old.

Woodruff Thomas Sparacio, 30, was charged in Sequoyah County District Court in Sallisaw Feb. 16 with the abuse counts. A warrant has been issued in Sequoyah County for Sparacio's arrest.

According to court records, Roger Fuller, an investigator with the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office, received a phone call in October from an investigator with the Crawford County Sheriff's Office in Van Buren, Ark. The Crawford County investigator advised Fuller that a 17-year-old girl and her mother reported that the girl had been a victim of sexual abuse in Crawford and Sequoyah Counties. The girl reported that a former relative, identified as Sparacio, was the perpetrator.

On Sept. 13 the Crawford County investigator questioned Sparacio, who allegedly admitted to the sexual abuse. Sparacio was placed under arrest by Arkansas authorities.

Fuller reported that the girl and her mother came to the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office in Sallisaw in October to make a report of the abuse that occurred in Sequoyah County.

The girl, who now lives in Fort Smith, Ark., told Fuller that the abuse began in 1995 when she was living on Dwight Mission Road and continued until 1999. The girl told police that Sparacio allegedly made her watch pornographic movies with him and touched her inappropriately. The girl also reported that she was sexually abused in Arkansas after moving to Alma, Ark., and at a home near Lake Tenkiller.

When Sparacio was questioned about the abuse in Sequoyah County, he advised Fuller that he wanted to talk to his lawyer first. Fuller reported that he never heard back from Sparacio or his attorney.

According to Fuller's report, Sparacio is a registered sex offender in Oklahoma and has been convicted of felony sex crime charges, all after former conviction of a felony.

According to the Crawford County prosecuting attorney's office, Sparacio received a five-year suspended sentence for first-degree sexual abuse stemming from a case filed in May 2002. In that case Sparacio was ordered to pay $150 court costs and seek sexual abuse counseling.

Sparacio is currently facing two counts of rape in Crawford County, which allegedly occurred between 1996 and 2000. Those charges were filed on Sept. 27, according to Crawford County officials.