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Police, Jan. 7
Published: January 7, 2012

Alleged illegal arrested in sex case

A man who is allegedly living in the United States illegally was arrested on sex charges Thursday by McAdoo police.

Roberto Acosta, 20, of West Broad Street, West Hazleton, was charged with two counts of aggravated indecent assault, two counts of indecent assault and one count each of corruption of minors and indecent exposure after an alleged sexual assault in the basement of a pizzeria at 6 N. Kennedy Drive in McAdoo on Dec. 27.

The victim was a 17-year-old female employee of the pizzeria, police said.

Acosta, originally from Honduras, let his legal citizenship expire, police said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was alerted to the arrest and placed a detainer on Acosta, police said.

He was arraigned on the charges and lodged in the Schuylkill County Prison when unable to post $50,000 straight cash bail.

He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.

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