Sims was indicted on the following charges: six counts of rape of a child younger than 10; four counts of sexual battery; and 13 counts of gross sexual imposition, all felonies, according to the grand jury indictment report.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Sims’ allegedly abused a female victim between March and December 2013, beginning when the girl was 7. If convicted as charged, prosecutors say Sims could spend the rest of his life behind bars.