FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — As reported by our newsgathering partners at 21ALIVE, 37-year-old Cody J. Jenkins could face a more than 120-year sentence if convicted of the nine counts of child sexual abuse charges, including child molesting, sexual misconduct with a minor, and child seduction.

Police said the younger of the two victims said the abuse began when she was about 7 years old and escalated over the years.

Jenkins has not been booked into the Allen County Jail.