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Jeffrey Sandusky, son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, arrested on similar charges

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (C) leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in his child sex abuse case on October 9, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

The son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has been arrested on similar charges.

According to WJAC-TV, Jeffrey Sandusky was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with statutory sexual assault; involuntary deviate sexual intercourse; corruption of minors and photographing, videotaping depicting on computer or filming sexual acts.

The state police investigation began in November when they were contacted by the father of a teenage girl who said his daughter had received inappropriate text messages from Sandusky.

The contact between Sandusky and the girl dates back to March, WJAC-TV reported.

Sandusky was arraigned Monday afternoon.

A judge prohibited him from having contact with the alleged victim or anyone under the age of 18, WJAC-TV reported.

Sandusky’s father, Jerry Sandusky, is serving a 30 to 60-year sentence in the state prison in Greene County after he was found guilty of various child sex abuse crimes.

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