AMITE - Deputies are asking for assistance in locating a man suspected of raping a child in Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes. 

In Tangipahoa, 34-year-old Kentell Sims of Greensburg is wanted for first-degree rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile and sexual battery. In St. Helena, he's wanted for four counts of first-degree rape of a victim under the age of 13 and four counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Anyone with information about Sims’ whereabouts is urged to contact 985-902-2031 or 225-222-4413.