Rape suspect evaded charges in January after cop missed trial

Published May 22, 2008 4:00am ET



A Takoma Park man recently charged with raping a 10-year-old girl had robbery and assault charges in Prince George’s County dropped in January after a county police officer failed to appear in court.

Jose Israel Acosta-Ortega, 29, was arrested May 14 in the District of Columbia and charged with raping a 10-year-old member of his extended family, Montgomery County police said. He fled a Silver Spring house shared by several family members when one of them confronted him about the sexual assault.

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