Rome City Police arrested a homeless man Saturday they say forced his way into a residence and sexually assaulted a young girl. 

 
According to Floyd County Jail records, 48-year-old Kenneth Barnard Chambers entered a room at the Royal Inn on Martha Berry Hwy with the intent to sexually assault the 14-year-old victim who resides there. Police reports claim Barnard then touched her inappropriately without her consent. He was arrested around noon Saturday and faces charges of 1st Degree Burglary, Sexual Battery and Child molestation.