Crime & Safety
Alexandria Man Traded $5 For Sex Assault On Child: Police
Police in Pennsylvania believe the Alexandria man traded sex with a girl for $5 at a Holiday Inn Express.

ALEXANDRIA, VA—An Alexandria man is facing jail time in a Pittsburgh suburb for a disturbing sexual assault on a 10-year-old child. Thomas Mark Rhodes, 36, of Alexandria, Va., is charged with 11 counts, which include involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, indecent exposure and criminal solicitation, TribLive in Westmoreland County, Pa. reports.
North Huntingdon Police believe Rhodes traded $5 for sexual acts with the girl at Holiday Inn Express room in 2015. Police received a report of the alleged assault in January.
Police say Rhodes dated the victim's mother and offered to watch the girl for the night.
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He is being held at Westmoreland County Prison on a $300,000 and faces a preliminary hearing Oct. 11.
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