An Alabama state trooper has been arrested for sexually abusing a child.
Christopher Bauer, 41, is on leave while Montgomery police begin an investigation after charging him with sexual abuse of a child younger than 12, sodomy and other sex-related offenses.
Bauer was being held in the Montgomery County Jail with bail set at $105,000, and it is not known if he has an attorney.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Bauer was put on leave after the investigation began.