Alton Sterling's Eldest Son Arrested For Rape of 8-Year-Old Boy

The son of Alton Sterling -- the man killed in a controversial 2016 officer-involved shooting outside a convenience store -- was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping a child, police said.

Cameron Sterling, 18, is accused of taking an 8-year-old boy he was babysitting on Dec. 8 into a bedroom and raping the child, Baton Rouge police said.

The boy's mother asked Sterling what happened, and Sterling denied any assault took place, The Advocate reported, citing an arrest warrant.

Sterling’s mother told police her son suffers from severe depression and bipolar disorder and might have had a “mental episode” while babysitting, according to WBRZ-TV.

According to the Louisiana Department of Corrections, Sterling was convicted in 2000 for a crime against a minor that led him to spend about four years in prison and be registered as a sex offender.

A court document reviewed by Reuters showed that he was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl and impregnating her when he was 20.