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Following a report received by the Berks County Detectives office on Jan. 28, the girl told investigators that her mother's boyfriend, Manuel Molina-Nunez, 42, had been sexually abusing her since she was 9-years-old, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office.
Molina-Nunez was the girl's caretaker from January 2017 to October 2019 at a home in the 100 block of South 12th Street, authorities said.
Detectives were able to apprehend Molina-Nunez at a home in the 600 block of North 9th Street at approximately 2 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.
Molina Nunez was charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, endangering welfare of children, and corruption of minors.
He was sent to Berks County Jail after failing to post a bail amount of $25,000 set by Magisterial District Judge Andrea Brook.
He is awaiting a preliminary hearing date.
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