Crime & Safety

Authorities Seek Fugitive Man Facing 70 Counts of Rape

Gerardo Cruz-Hernandez may have left Pennsylvania.

Authorities are searching for a man who faces 70 counts of rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Norristown girl dozens of times, according to 6abc.com.

Gerardo Cruz-Hernandez, a 31-year-old Mexican national, is a fugitive who police say impregnated the girl, then forced her to abort the pregnancy.

One of the girl’s schoolteachers saw that the girl was possibly being abused and called the authorities.

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According to authorities, Cruz-Hernandez allegedly assaulted the teenager in the municipality for the last three years.  

He may have already left the state. Those with any information about Cruz-Hernandez should contact police.

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