Odessa police arrested a man on accusations that he carried on a nine-month sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl.

On March 3 someone reported the sexual assault involving the girl to the Odessa Police Department and the suspect was identified as 19-year-old Joshua Lozano, the Odessa Police Department reported.

OPD authorities learned through their investigation between June 2016 and March that Lozano reportedly had sex with the underage girl “at least 15 times,” the OPD said.

Lozano was charged with the accusations Tuesday. He was arrested on a charge of continuous sexual assault of a child, a first degree felony.

“The investigation revealed that Lozano knew that the victim was 12 years old when he first met her,” police said. “OPD detectives obtained a warrant for Lozano, who was charged accordingly.”

Lozano, 313 Ellis Drive, was being held at the Ector County Detention Center on $100,000 bond.

A request for a probable cause affidavit in Lozano’s case for more information was not successful.