North Alabama man charged with sexually abusing girl, boy under 12 ye…

A north Alabama man was charged Friday with sexually abusing a boy and girl who were both under 12 years old over a nearly two-year period, according to court records.

Homer Keith Hovis, 33, of Toney in Madison County, was charged with rape, two counts of sexual abuse of a child under 12 and two counts of first-degree sodomy, according to Limestone County court records.

Four of the five counts stemmed from alleged abuse of the girl under 12 years old. One of the sexual abuse counts allegedly…