A man wanted for more than a decade in the brutal rape of a young girl has been spotted in Jefferson County, possibly in the past few months.

Corey Deshawn Gaston, 41, is charged in a 2007 rape that happened in Michigan. The crime, and his subsequent time on the run, has landed him on the U.S. Marshals Service Top Most Wanted Fugitives list.

According to authorities, the attack happened on June 27, 2007. Gaston is accused of breaking into the home of a 10-year-old girl and kidnapping her through a bedroom window. Investigators say he put the child over his shoulder and ran to a nearby alley where he threw her on the ground and brutally raped her.

After the rape, he told her to go home and threatened to hurt her if she screamed or ran away.

Northern District of Alabama U.S. Marshal Marty Keely on Friday said Gaston has been seen over the past three years in the western area of Jefferson County. He is believed to have frequented the Bessemer/Adger areas in the past two months.

Gaston has been described as having a very distinct walk. He is pigeon toed, which causes his legs to bow when he walks. He is balding on the crown of his head with a scar on the forehead. He is known to work-out regularly and described as charismatic.

A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the U.S. Marshals at 1-877-WANTED2, or 1-877-926-8332, or via www.usmarshals.gov/tips.