A Fairmont man was arrested Tuesday on sexual abuse charges after police said he told them a 7-year-old girl wanted to have sex with him.

Brandon Coe, 20, sexually assaulted a 7-year-old, female relative, according to the West Virginia State Police Crimes Against Children Unit. Police said the girl told family members in November that she was assaulted by Coe in October.

Coe told police that it was the girl’s fault that she was sexually assaulted by him and that she wanted to have sex.

The child told her mother and her mother’s boyfriend about the incident, and they reported the assault to Ronny Coe, father of Brandon Coe and a Marion County Police Auxiliary Officer, police said. The couple told police that Ronny Coe said calling the police about the incident would be a waste of time.

Ronny Coe is charged with misdemeanor failure to report child abuse/neglect.

Brandon Coe is charged with first-degree sexual assault.

Both men are currently in the North Central Regional Jail. Ronny Coe’s bail is set at $5,000, and Brandon Coe’s bail is set at $300,000.

Additional arrests in this case are forthcoming, according to police. If anyone has any additional information regarding this case, please contact Sergeant Adam Scott at 304-367-2701.