KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Kansas City man accused of raping and sodomizing a 9-year-old girl.

Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Friday, May 30, indicate that Mauricio Gerardo-Marquez, 45, of Kansas City, has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child.

A probable cause statement filed by the Kansas City Police Department revealed that on Jan. 6, an investigation was opened after a possible incident of child sexual abuse. It was reported that the boyfriend of a child’s family member had inappropriately touched her for months, and when confronted, he threatened the family. '

During an interview at the Child Protection Center, investigators said the victim told them Gerardo-Marquez had sexually abused her on multip

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