Guilford County deputies investigating rape of child, man arrested in New Mexico, sheriff’s office says

Dolan Reynolds
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WGHP) — A man was apprehended in New Mexico last month on a sexual assault warrant during a Guilford County Sheriff’s Office investigation, according to a news release.

On Feb. 29, the U.S. Marshals Service and Albuquerque Police Department apprehended 37-year-old Jose Morado-DeLuna in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as part of an ongoing investigation conducted by detectives with the GCSO Major Crimes Investigative Unit.

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The apprehension of Morado-DeLuna was conducted as part of a warrant service for one count of rape of a child by an adult offender.

Morado-DeLuna will remain in custody in Albuquerque pending an extradition hearing to determine if he will be returned to Guilford County for prosecution.

The investigation is ongoing.

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