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file photo Eduardo Nunez-rios

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By Denise Wilson, Staff Writer 8:33 PM Friday, December 17, 2010

MONROE — A suspected illegal immigrant is in the Middletown City Jail facing three counts of rape for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Eduardo Nunez-rios, 19, of Sarasota Street in Liberty Twp., is being held on a $75,000 bond after being accused of raping the Lemon Twp. girl. His preliminary hearing has been continued to Jan. 7, according to jail officials.

Police said they have reported Nunez-rios’ illegal status and pending charges to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Police said Nunez-rios developed a relationship over summer with the girl — who lives in the same trailer park area — when she was still under the age of 13 .

“They had sexual contact with each other,” said Monroe Lt. Brian Curlis.

The girl’s parents discovered she was having a relationship with a man in November and contacted Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Liberty Twp. , Curlis said.

“So they took her to the hospital and then the Children’s Hospital reported it to us. Then we went out there and talked to the parents, and the parents didn’t know about the relationship,” Curlis said.

Information the girl relayed to her parents tipped them off about the relationship, he said.

Curlis said the girl kept a diary with details about their sexual relationship.

Besides the diary, he said police confiscated cells phones used by Nunez-rios and the girl.

Contact this reporter at (513) 483-5219 or dewilson@coxohio.com.

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