RACINE - A Texas man who Racine police believe is responsible for the 2006 sexual assault of a then 12-year-old girl was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court.

Travis St. Martin, 21, of San Antonio, was charged with sexual assault of a child under 13. If convicted he could face up to 60 years in prison.

According to the criminal complaint, Racine police were called to the victim's home around 9 a.m. on April 19, 2006 for a report of a missing child. Family members told officers that the girl had been gone since about 12:30 a.m. that morning.

While officers were there, the girl was walked home by her brother.

The 12-year-old told police she was with St. Martin, a family friend, who was at that time living at a home on Diane Avenue in Racine. She told police she had been with him all night, watching movies in the basement of his house.

Investigators also spoke with St. Martin, who denied having the girl at his home overnight.

A medical examination and forensic interview of the victim suggested she had been sexually assaulted. DNA evidence recovered from the girl's sweatshirt belonged to St. Martin, reports said.

A warrant for St. Martin's arrest was filed in April. He is currently being held in the Racine County Jail on a $30,000 cash bond.