Published: May 09, 2008 10:01 am         

Man charged with assaulting girl, 9

TRAVERSE CITY -- A man who allegedly assaulted a young female faces a criminal charge.

Chase Sterling Rickman, 18, of Traverse City, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13. Grand Traverse sheriff's deputies arrested him Wednesday.

A girl said Rickman allegedly sexually assaulted her twice in one night in November 2006, court records show. She was 9 at the time.

A preliminary examination is set for May 20.