Geneseo Police have arrested a man in connection with an alleged series of sexual offenses involving a minor.
According to a press release issued by the Geneseo Police Department, Fernando Alvarado-Perez, 37, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree rape, second-degree criminal sexual act, second-degree rape, and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, all stemming from incidents reported to have occurred over an extended period.
Police said the investigation began after the victim disclosed the alleged abuse to a family member, who then contacted authorities.
“This is a grave case,” said Geneseo Police Chief Michael Osganian. “The victim came forward, we conducted a thorough investigation, and these felony charges are the result.”
Investigators allege that the offenses occurred on three separate occasions when the victim was between the ages of 12 and 13. Authorities further stated that some of the alleged acts may have taken place in the presence of a one-year-old child.
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office assisted Geneseo Police during the investigation.
During the course of the investigation, police allege that Alvarado-Perez admitted to being in the United States illegally. Geneseo Police subsequently contacted U.S. Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security issued an immigration detainer. Federal authorities may take custody of him at a later time.
Alvarado-Perez was arraigned in Geneseo Village Court by Justice Thomas Bushnell, who ordered him held in jail without bail pending further proceedings.
