Man Charged With Rape of 5-Year-Old Girl in Memphis
Contributor: Shane Myers
Email: smyers@myeyewitnessnews.com
Last Update: 8/18 12:22 pm



Booking Photo: Pablo Mateo

MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis police say a man has been charged with raping a five-year-old girl after a family friend found nude pictures of the child.

According to a court document, 31-year-old Pablo Mateo was arrested and charged with the Rape of a Child.

Police say a family friend found a cell phone belonging to Mateo that had naked pictures of the 5-year-old girl on it. After finding the photos, the friend and a Department of Children’s Services investigator took the child to Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center where it was determined that the girl had been sexually assaulted, according to the court document.

Authorities say the girl told investigators that Mateo took nude pictures of her and touched and penetrated her “private area.â€