From staff reports

RALEIGH -- A 29-year-old man charged by police Tuesday with repeatedly raping a child may be in this country illegally, authorities reported.

Cloe Amalex Martinez-Ochoa, of 3204 Crandon Lane, Apt. A, has been charged with five counts of first-degree rape of a child, according to arrest warrants. He is in custody at the Wake County jail, bail set at $3 million, court records show.

U.S. immigration officials placed a retainer on Martinez-Ochoa soon after his arrest, a jail spokeswoman reported late Tuesday afternoon. That means he could be deported after he has been prosecuted on the sex offenses.

Martinez-Ochoa is accused of raping the child five times since November. Police said the child is under age 13.

The News & Observer generally does not identify people who report sexual assaults.
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