The operator of a carousel ride was arrested for inappropriately touching a 7-year-old girl on a ride at carnival in Suffolk County, police say.

Louis Shelton, 50, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was charged with sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of child, Suffolk County police announced Thursday.

Police say that the child was riding on the carousel at the Dreamland Amusements carnival at the Smith Haven Mall on Wednesday at approximately 7 p.m. when she was inappropriately touched by Shelton.

Attorney information for Shelton was not immediately available. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Central Islip Thursday.

Detectives are asking anyone with information or who believes they may be a victim of Shelton's to call the Suffolk County Police Department Special Victim’s Section at 631-852-6184.