25-year-old Jose Martinez Marmoleja of Fayetteville, North Carolina (photo: New Kent County Sheriff’s Office)
NEW KENT COUNTY, Va (WRIC / WAVY) – New Kent County Sheriffs have arrested a man traveling from North Carolina to New Kent to meet an 11-year-old girl with whom he chatted online.
According to the New Kent County Sheriff’s Office, lawmakers responded to the report of the missing minor around 9:40 a.m. Friday. The investigation revealed that the girl may have been with an adult man, whom she met on social networks.
The girl was in a nearby motel with a man later identified as 25-year-old Jose Martinez Marmolejo, of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Officials say the girl was taken to a local hospital for examination.
Martinez Marmoleja has been charged with kidnapping, rape and child pornography among other serious charges related to crimes against children.
He is currently being held without bail in Henrik East Prison and is awaiting trial in a juvenile court in New Kent.
The investigation is ongoing.
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