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San Mateo Sheriff: Child Rape Suspect Arrested While Trying To Flee US

HALF MOON BAY (CBS SF) – A 36-year-old man suspected of raping his 7-year-old step-granddaughter has been arrested as he was trying to flee to Mexico, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Alfonso Aguilar-Jaimes, a San Jose resident, allegedly assaulted the girl on two separate occasions in Half Moon Bay. He was arrested on suspicion of sodomy of a child, oral copulation with a child and assault to commit rape.

Alfonso Aguilar-Jaimes
Alfonso Aguilar-Jaimes. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office)

The case was also investigated by the San Jose Police Department, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call detectives at (650) 363-4881 or 650) 363-4060.

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