After a six-month investigation, Tempe Police arrested 48-year-old Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez on child sexual abuse accusations. Author: Adriana Loya (12NEWS) Updated: 10:29 AM MST January 20, 2021
TEMPE, Ariz.
Editor s note: An earlier version of this story misstated the charges the suspect was facing. He is facing one felony charge.
A man known in his community as being devoted to God is now facing child abuse allegations.
A six-month investigation led Tempe police to the arrest of 48-year-old Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez, a man who was once a pastor.
Police say the abuse began in 2015, when the little girl was 9 years old.
Rodriguez-Ramirez took the victim and two other children to Kiwanis Park in Tempe, police say.