Bond $1M for Dayton man wanted in child rape case

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Credit: City of Dayton

Credit: City of Dayton

Bond was set at $1 million for a 48-year-old Dayton man accused of sexually assaulting a girl over the past two years.

Augustine Rosales appeared Wednesday in Dayton Municipal Court for his arraignment on two counts of rape under 13, two counts of sexual battery and one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Rosales last week in Cleveland after a warrant was issued July 21 for his arrest.

A young teen disclosed the abuse to a family member, who contacted the Dayton Police Department, according to an affidavit filed in court.

During a forensic interview, the girl said she had been sexually assaulted by Rosales since she was 12, and that the abuse most recently happened late on July 15, the affidavit stated.

Rosales and his family were in the news earlier this year during a search for his son, 7-year-old Lucas Rosales, who went missing April 29 while fishing with his family near Harshman Road and Eastwood MetroPark in Dayton. The child’s body was recovered May 13 from the Great Miami River in downtown Dayton.

Augustine Rosales

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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