LIBERTY — A Liberty man was arrested Thursday after police claim he sexually abused a teen for nearly three years.

Jermaine Fields, 36, of 219 Sanders Road, was charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Fields is being held without bond at the Pickens County Detention Center.

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Creed Hashe said the sheriff’s office initiated an investigation in November into information that a teenager had been sexually molested on numerous occasions. The arrest warrant for Fields claims the incidents occurred between Jan. 1, 2013, and Nov. 2, 2015, between Fields and the victim, whose age was estimated between 14-16. The warrant alleges the defendant coerced the teen into engaging in sexual intercourse on numerous occasions within that time frame.

Hashe said the victim is not related to Fields, and sheriff’s office detectives believe all the incidents occurred at a home in Liberty. The warrant states the defendant was older and “in a familial, custodial and/or authoritative position” to commit the crime. The warrant added that Fields was responsible for caring for the victim when the incidents occurred.