SPRINGFIELD (VA)
NBC 4
POSTED: 6:34 am EDT June 15, 2005
UPDATED: 8:37 am EDT June 15, 2005
SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Fairfax County police say 58-year-old Rafael Arteaga has been accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl seeking a drink of water.
And police said the alleged assault took place at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Springfield, Va., last Wednesday, where he works.
Investigators said a 23-year-old mother was playing on the playground near the church with her 4-year-old daughter.
"Her little girl was playing at the playground and asked for a glass of water and the associate pastor offered to bring her inside and get the water for her," said police spokeswoman Mary Mulrenan. "So during the time she was without supervision, that’s when he did what he did to her."
Mulrenan said the associate pastor had inappropriate contact with the 4-year-old girl and he has being charged with one count of forcible sodomy.
Posted by kshaw at June 15, 2005 09:03 AM