Three Slidell men were indicted Thursday by a St. Tammany Parish grand jury on separate rape and incest charges for attacks on girls ranging from 5 to 12 years old.

A 34-year-old man was indicted on charges of aggravated rape and aggravated incest of two separate females, both who were kin, Reed spokesman Rick Wood said.

The rape victim, now 8, was 7 when the allegedly attacks started in February 2007. The attacks ended in July, Wood said. When the girl disclosed the abuse to her mother, who called authorities, the other victim also came forward and told family members, Wood said.

The second victim was allegedly attacked between December 2007 and July 2008.

She was 5 at the time and turned 6 during the abuse, Wood said.

It was unclear why the man was charged with aggravated incest for the second case and aggravated rape for the first, Wood said.

The grand jury also indicted a 42-year-old man on charges of aggravated rape and failure to register as a sex offender.

Accused of attacking his live-in girlfriend’s daughter from February to June 2008, he was arrested after the victim disclosed the abuse to her mother, Wood said.

The victim was 11, then turned 12 while the abuse was ongoing, Wood said.

The man’s past may have flown under the radar of his girlfriend since he stop registering as a convicted sex offender in 2006, Wood said.

He previously was convicted of sexual battery and oral sexual battery and sentenced to seven years, according to court records.

A third man, 33, was indicted for aggravated incest, Wood said.

The victim, 12, was attacked from June to August 2008, Wood said.

The man was arrested after the victim told a friend, who told her mother, who called authorities, Wood said.