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Bellingham man arrested on child rape charges

Bellingham man arrested on child rape charges

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BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A Bellingham man is held on $100,000 bail for allegedly drugging and raping a 12-year-old child.

Bellingham Police received a report on September 29th that 35-year-old Sergio Mariscal Junior had raped the child on two different occasions.

An investigation found that he had provided marijuana edibles and a controlled substance to the 12-year-old before assaulting the victim.

He was arrested October 20th and faces two charges of 2nd degree rape of a child and one for providing a controlled substance to a minor.

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