A man facing a slew of felonies stemming from allegations he repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted a girl beginning when she was age 8 tells police he was asleep during the whole thing.

As WJAC-TV in Johnstown reports, the suspect, 38-year-old Charles Fagan of Altoona, Pa., came up with his sleeping defense when confronted with allegations made by the now-13-year-old girl.

As WJAC reports, after police informed Fagan of the allegations, the complaint says Fagan began wailing, crying and shaking, saying “If she said these things happened, then they are true. I am not going to call her a liar. I am 99 percent sure that they probably happened.”

When police asked what Fagan meant by being 99 percent sure, he said, “I don’t know what I do in my sleep. I do things in my sleep,” WJAC writes, citing the criminal complaint.

Details from WJAC:

The allegations date to when the girl was just eight years old.

The now-13-year-old reported the repeated sex assaults to police Wednesday after she was encouraged by a friend to do so. ...

The girl told police Fagan would often invite her to his apartment, where she would sleep over in the same bed as him, the complaint says.

The girl told police that eventually, Fagan would ask her to assist him with his “man needs,” referring to sexual acts.

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An Altoona man accused of sexually assaulting a child starting when she was 8-years-old, claims to have committed the acts in his sleep, police say.https://t.co/HeNaQKKTWo pic.twitter.com/0fEZyqTUdK — 6 News (@WJACTV) April 23, 2019

She told police that Fagan would buy her gifts and take her places, using these actions to transition into sexual encounters.

As of last report, Fagan is now sleeping in Blair County Prison, initially unable to post $100,000 bail.