Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez, 37, is charged with rape.

ST. ANTHONY -- Fremont County authorities say a St. Anthony man has been accused of raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth at an eastern Idaho hospital.

Documents filed in 7th District Court charge 37-year-old Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez with one count of rape, alleging the encounter occurred between November and January. Gutierrez-Juarez is in the United States country illegally, according to KPVI-TV.

St. Anthony police say they are still investigating the case and declined to provide information on the young mother or the infant.

Authorities say they began looking into the case after medical officials reported a case involving a pregnant child.

Gutierrez-Juarez, was arrested last week and is being held on a $250,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary court hearing May 13.