DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A Decatur man has been found guilty of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl .

Juan Manuel Pacheco-Ruiz was arrested on May 5 for charges of criminal sexual abuse and criminal sexual assault of a minor under the age of 13.

He was arraigned on charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault and grooming.

A jury found him guilty of five counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13 and one count of grooming Wednesday.

According to a sworn statement, police conducted a forensic interview at the Child 1st Center, with a child victim on Sunday. The child told police that last summer, when she was only 12, Pacheco-Ruiz became very flirtatious and things escalated quickly.

The victim informed police that on three separate occasions, Pacheco

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