A 56-year-old man authorities call a transient has been arrested and charged with molesting a child.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Charles Buskirk molested a 9-year-old girl multiple times Tuesday and Wednesday at a Largo home.

Officials said Buskirk knew he child.

A witness contacted authorities, who then investigated. During interviews with detectives, the victim confirmed the incidents.  

Buskirk was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious molestation on a child under 12 and was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.