THIS is the face of the "sick b******" paedophile who allegedly raped a five-year-old girl so violently she needed emergency surgery.

Steven Sarandon Barnes, 28, chillingly smiles to reveal a set of rotting teeth in his police mugshot after his arrest in Birmingham, Alabama in the U.S.

His alleged victim had to be rushed to hospital after the attack, which took place last Thursday, and needed emergency surgery at Children's Hospital, Birmingham.

She is now in a stable condition, but remains in hospital.

A DANGER TO SOCIETY

Prosecutor Randall Houston told the Montgomery Advertiser: "Anybody who would do this to a child is a complete and total danger to society and does not need to be roaming around the community where children are at large.

"This is one sick  b******rd who I hope never gets to see the light of day.

"We'll do everything we can to make that happen."

The worst case I have ever seen

He has since been charged with first-degree rape, chemical endangerment of a child and second-degree possession of marijuana.

Millbrook Police Chief, PK Johnson, called it the "worst case" he has ever seen in his 31-year career.

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He says he and his team are working closely with local prosecutors to build the "strongest case possible" against him.

He told AI.com: "Under no circumstances should a child ever be exposed to anything like this victim was."

Barnes has been held on a $106,000 bond ahead of his first court appearance.

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