A Georgia man was arraigned Monday on charges of communicating threats in interstate commerce in connection with threatening sexual violence against Republican Sens.

Robert Davis Forney of Duluth, Georgia, is accused of leaving threatening voicemails for Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska in January, according to federal prosecutors. The messages allegedly contained threats of sexual violence against both senators and Cruz's family members.

A Duluth man is accused of making threats against US Senator Ted Cruz and US Senator Deb Fischer and their families.