BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A Bellingham man is in custody after being accused of multiple child sex abuse charges.

Whatcom County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deb Slater said detectives launched an investigation in February into reports of abuse by the suspect against two children who he knew.

The investigation found the abuse took place from 2002 to 2009 when the man was between 10 and 17 years old.

He faces 25 total charges including child rape, child molestation, incest and intimidating a witness.

Detectives arrested the suspect, 31-year-old Brian Drake, on Tuesday, September 19th.

He later admitted to sexually assaulting the minors in an interview with the detectives.

Drake remains at Whatcom County Jail on $350,000 bail.