Crime & Safety
Hudson Man Accused Of Molesting 11-Year-Old Girl Multiple Times
Pasco County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 59-year-old Hudson man accused of molesting a girl multiple times.
HUDSON, FL -- Pasco County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 59-year-old Hudson man accused of molesting a girl multiple times when she was 10 and 11 years old.
According the the sheriff's office, Merle Rush of Hudson Avenue was arrested Feb. 8 and charged with sexual battery with custodial authority.
On Jan. 28, the 11-year-old girl told her mother that Rush had sexually molested her starting in the summer of 2017 and continuing until the fall of 2018.
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When interviewed, Rush admitted to the sexual abuse. He is being held without bond in the Land O' Lakes Detention Center.
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