Montgomery County police search for man accused of raping girl
May 5, 2008 - 10:19pm
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Photo of Jose Israel Acosta-Ortega (Montgomery County Police Department)

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Montgomery County Police are looking for a Silver Spring man they say raped a relative, a 10-year-old girl.

It happened Monday at a home in the New Hampshire Estates Park area of Silver Spring.

Police say when 29-year-old Jose Israel Acosta-Ortega was confronted by a family member, he fled on foot.

Detectives from the Family Crimes Division have obtained an arrest warrant charging Acosta-Ortega with second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor.

Acosta-Ortega is described as a Hispanic male, 5' 5" tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black and tan shirt with tan pants.

Anyone with information regarding Acosta-Ortega's whereabouts is asked to call police at 301-279-8000.

(Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Montgomery County Police are looking for a Silver Spring man they say raped a relative, a 10-year-old girl.

It happened Monday at a home in the New Hampshire Estates Park area of Silver Spring.

Police say when 29-year-old Jose Israel Acosta-Ortega was confronted by a family member, he fled on foot.

Detectives from the Family Crimes Division have obtained an arrest warrant charging Acosta-Ortega with second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor.

Acosta-Ortega is described as a Hispanic male, 5' 5" tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black and tan shirt with tan pants.

Anyone with information regarding Acosta-Ortega's whereabouts is asked to call police at 301-279-8000.

(Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)