HAMPSTEAD, N.C. - A North Carolina man arrested for sexual assault against a minor now faces 37 child sexual assault felonies, reports CBS affiliate WWAY.

Pender County authorities have told local news outlets that 70-year-old Haywood Elwood Garner Jr. of Hampstead was charged again Friday with a sex crime against a child.

Garner was first arrested in October 2016 on charges of sex crimes against a 4-year-old girl. Since he has been in custody, five new victims have come forward claiming Garner sexually molested them as children. The charges against Garner stem from alleged offenses committed against the children in 2000, and between 2003 and 2006.

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Garner's bond has been increased to over $4.6 million, the station reports. He remains in the Pender County Jail.

It wasn't clear Sunday if he has an attorney.