Scranton police are searching for a city man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl for at least 18 months.
Officers issued a warrant for Jorge Dob Aguilar, 34, 1317 Vine St., after the victim told relatives that Aguilar had sexually assaulted and raped her, police said.
The Times-Tribune does not identify victims of sexual assault.
Police responded to a residence in the city at 12:56 a.m. Saturday for a report of a juvenile sexual assault victim, Detective Jeffery Gilroy wrote in a criminal complaint. A family member had confronted Aguilar, and he fled moments before police arrived, according to the complaint.
The victim told a family member that, earlier in the day, Aguilar kissed her and rubbed his body against hers while they were alone, Gilroy wrote. He stopped when the relative knocked on the door.
The victim said Aguilar had been touching her inappropriately for “a long time” and had most recently raped her about a month prior, according to the complaint.
The child later told authorities that Aguilar raped her in the back of a truck in a garage and at two homes in the city, Gilroy wrote. She said it happened “many times,” according to the complaint.
Aguilar is charged with statutory sexual assault, rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children and related charges.
He is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 155 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who know his whereabouts, should call 911, police said.
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