CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- State Police have arrested and charged a man from Charleston with more than 450 counts of sexual assault and abuse.
According to a news release from Sergeant Kenneth McCord with the West Virginia State Police, 26-year-old Samuel Tolbert was having sexual relations for more than a year with a girl who is now 14 years old.
McCord says the victim's grandparents contacted troopers after seeing him sleep in the same bed as the girl.
The victim told investigators that the abuse had been going on since January, 2007, according to McCord.
Tolbert is charged with 232 counts of third degree sexual assault and 232 counts of of third degree sexual abuse.
Troopers also arrested the victim's mother, 38-year-old Lora Hedricks. She's charged with 232 counts of child neglect.
McCord says Hedricks knew that her daughter and Tolbert were sharing a bedroom and that she was aware of how serious the relationship had become since Tolbert moved in with them.
According to McCord, Tolbert has no prior convictions of sexually-related crimes and is not a registered sex offender.
Both Tolbert and Hedricks were arraigned before a Kanawha County magistrate Friday night.
Child Protective Services has taken custody of the alleged victim.