A 45-year-old Redwood City man was arrested and charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a girl for six years, San Mateo County sheriff's officials and prosecutors said.
Investigators were told last Saturday that Heriberto Rosas Lugo had allegedly been sexually abusing the 13-year-old girl since she was 7.
According to the county District Attorney's Office, the girl texted her friend and told her about the assault she had suffered from Rosas Lugo, and the friend immediately told her parents. The alleged perpetrator allegedly admitted to the sexual abuse in a phone call with the girl.
Deputies arrested Rosas Lugo at his home without incident and he was booked into the county jail, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The suspect pleaded not guilty to charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child, and is scheduled to return to court Sept. 28 for a preliminary hearing. He remains in custody with bail set at $300,000, prosecutors said.
Authorities asked anyone with information about the suspect to contact Detective J. Fava at (650) 363-4192 or jfava@smcgov.org.
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