Crime & Safety
Man Sexually Assaults, Films Child In Manassas
A man was arrested for sexually assaulting a young girl and making inappropriate videos her in Manassas: Prince William County Police.
MANASSAS, VA—A man was arrested Thursday for sexually assaulting a young girl and making inappropriate videos her at a Manassas residence, according to Prince William County Police. Esteban Carrillo Zapeta, 32, of no fixed address, was charged with aggravated sexual battery, unlawful filming and production of child pornography.
Police began investigating the reported incidents on June 6. They found that the girl, 11, was inappropriately filmed by Zapeta, an acquaintance, on several occasions between November 2016 and June 2018. During one of the incidents, he also allegedly sexually assaulted her.
Authorities got warrants for his arrest, and he was found In Hyattsville, Md., by a U.S. Marshals Task Force. He's awaiting extradition from Maryland to Virginia.
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