Charleroi man arrested on accusations of child rape, state police say

CHARLEROI, Pa. — A Washington County man is facing charges after Pennsylvania State Police determined he had sex with a child.

A public information report from Pennsylvania State Police Belle Vernon says troopers were sent to a Fallowfield Township home on Saturday evening for a welfare check on a child.

Through investigation, the PSP report states troopers determined Miguel Pedrosa, 62, of Charleroi, was “engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor child.”

Court documents obtained by Channel 11 allege Pedrosa was seen on video assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

Pedrosa was arrested and taken to the Washington County Prison. Online court records show he faces multiple charges, including rape of a child, statutory sexual assault of a child older than 11, aggravated indecent assault without consent and corruption of minors.

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