VANDALIA, Ill. ( KMOV /Gray News) – A 14-year-old girl from Illinois was found dead after police say a man sexually assaulted her and strangled her with jumper cables.

A GoFundMe set up for the family identified the girl as 14-year-old Kylie Toberman.

The Vandalia Police Department received a missing person report for Kylie just after 6:30 a.m. Friday. Her body was found later that afternoon.

Officials have arrested Arnold Rivera, 43, in the case. He is charged with first-degree murder, criminal sexual assault and concealing a homicide.

Rivera is being held at Fayette County Jail.

According to State Attorney Brenda Mathis, Kylie and Rivera were in a car together at the time of her death. Charging documents state accuse Rivera of sexually assaulting her, and an autopsy said her cau

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