BATON ROUGE  - A man was arrested Monday for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl. 

According to arrest paperwork, 37-year-old Dedric Causey was charged with first-degree rape of a victim under 13 and battery with child endangerment.

Arrest documents say Causey slapped and punched a bystander when confronted about the assault. 

No more information was available.