MANILA, Philippines – A man was arrested for allegedly raping his one-year- old niece in Navotas on Monday.

The 26-year-old man was reportedly caught by the infant’s grandmother allegedly touching the baby’s genitals at their house in Barangay Navotas West.

The suspect will face charges of incest rape, according to the Navotas police chief investigator Lt. Gener Sanchez.

He was detained by his own mother in the past for causing a ruckus in the house, police said.

The suspect denied he touched the infant, claiming he was close to her and would not do anything to harm her.