A 26-year-old Kennewick man is being held in the Benton County jail without bail for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl before Christmas.

Kennewick police were called to Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco when the girl was taken there after she complained of pain when she urinated, court documents said.

The girl reported her private area hurt because a man known to the family touched her there, documents said.

Police identified the suspect as Gregorio Alaniz and arrested him Thursday.

Alaniz allegedly admitted to improperly touching the girl but said he threw up in the bathroom after it happened and was sorry.

Alaniz is being held for investigation of first-degree rape of a child.