A 23-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and violation of a protection order.

According to police, the incident happened on Sept. 2. A 7-year-old Lawrence child reported the incident to a parent who filed a report with police. After following a number of leads police arrested the suspect at 2:35 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The protection order violation stems from a previous incident involving the suspect.