Troy Leon Flinn, 53, of Muldrow is facing two charges of first-degree rape. He has been held in the Sequoyah County Jail in Sallisaw on a $250,000 bond since his arrest.
Sheriff's deputies who worked on the case reported that the arrest was made after a juvenile family member reported an alleged sexual assault.
According to court records, the mother of the 8-year-old victim told police that her daughter had been complaining about not being able to go to the bathroom because of pain.
The victim allegedly told her mother that her uncle, Flinn, had "messed with her and done gross things to her." The mother took her daughter to the emergency room in Fort Smith, Ark., where an exam revealed that her injuries were consistent with rape. The girl told police that Flinn had assaulted her on two or more occasions at her grandfather's house and at her home.
