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Police: Man arrested for rape of a child

Walter Omar Hernandez-Sosof, 28, was arrested Friday after an investigation by Lititz Police.
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LITITZ, Pa. — A Lancaster County man has been charged with the rape of a child, Lititz Police said Friday.

Walter Omar Hernandez-Sosof, 28, raped the victim multiple times for months, Lititz Police allege.

The sexual abuse was reported to police on Dec. 7. Hernandez-Sosof was taken into custody on Friday after consultation with the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.

He is charged with rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault of a child less than 13, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children, and terroristic threats, according to police.

The alleged rapes occurred in a home on Pennwick Drive, police say.

Hernandez-Sosof was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Chudzik, who set bail at $500,000. He was then committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of the bail.  

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