DC police arrest man for child sexual abuse

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said a man was arrested for sexual child abuse Wednesday.

MPD said on March 20, the 22-year-old man went into a home on Smith Place in Southeast D.C. and “engaged in unwanted sexual acts” with someone before fleeing.

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Police arrested the man and charged him with first-degree child sexual abuse, burglary and possession of a controlled substance.

MPD said that during its investigation, police found that the suspect and the victim’s mother used to be involved in a relationship.

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