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Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say

A Reading man is in custody after authorities said his girlfriend told detectives he sexually abused her 12-year-old daughter while he was her caretaker.

Manuel Molina-Nunez

Manuel Molina-Nunez

Photo Credit: Office of the Berks County District Attorney

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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