A Pell City man was taken into custody Thursday on multiple child sex charges.

The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 60-year-old Willard Harmon Cain.

He is charged with one count of first-degree rape, two counts of sex abuse of a child under the age of 12 and three counts of first-degree sodomy.

Sheriff’s officials said the arrest came after an intensive investigation. Details of his alleged crimes have not yet been made public.

Cain was being booked into the St. Clair County Jail Thursday afternoon. He will be held without bond.