Illegal alien charged with sex abuse




April 22, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

CURTIS JOHNSON



HUNTINGTON -- A 23-year-old illegal alien faces a sexual abuse charge in Cabell County.

The Huntington Police Department arrested Juan Flores Rivera on Monday. He was charged with first-degree sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian, according to a criminal complaint filed in Cabell County Magistrate Court.

The victim, a female child, told authorities Rivera placed his hand underneath her clothing and proceeded to touch her. She described Rivera as her mother's live-in boyfriend, according to the complaint.

The incident happened at the mother's apartment along Buffington Street in Huntington, the complaint states.

Rivera, who also faces a federal immigration charge, was incarcerated at 11:55 p.m. Monday in the Western Regional Jail. He was held without bond, according to jail records.

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