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24-year-old man arrested for abusing an 8-year-old girl

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The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who allegedly admitted to sexually abusing a young girl for years. Officers took 24-year-old Giancarlo Gonzalez-Nieves into custody Thursday. Investigators said the alleged abuse lasted about four years, starting when the victim was 8 and ending when she was 12. Sheriff Marcos Lopez called her brave for being willing to share details of what happened. That led to the arrest of Gonzales-Nieves, who officials say was over 18 at the time of the abuse. Investigators said they recently received a call from the victim and began an investigation that included interviewing the suspect. Officials said it happened at a Kissimmee home owned by a relative of Gonzalez-Nieves. He is charged with felony sexual abuse. Sheriff Lopez praised his officers for their work in making the arrest. “My Special Victims Unit detectives did a fantastic job on this case and thoroughly investigated it, obtaining multiple confessions from Gonzalez-Nieves confirming the allegations of abuse,” Lopez said. Lopez said they are still working on the case and asked if anyone has been abused or witnessed anything and can come forward.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. —

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who allegedly admitted to sexually abusing a young girl for years.

Officers took 24-year-old Giancarlo Gonzalez-Nieves into custody on Thursday.

According to investigators, the alleged abuse lasted about four years, starting when the victim was eight years old and ending when she was twelve.

Sheriff Marcos Lopez said it was brave of her to disclose the details of the incident.

This led to the arrest of Gonzales-Nieves, who officials said was over 18 years old at the time of the abuse.

Investigators said they recently received a call from the victim and launched an investigation — This also included questioning the suspect.

Deputies said it happened at a home in Kissimmee owned by a relative of Gonzalez-Nieves.

He is accused of sexual abuse as a capital crime.

Sheriff Lopez praised his deputies for their work in making the arrest.

“My detectives from the Special Victims Unit did a fantastic job of investigating this case thoroughly, obtaining multiple confessions from Gonzalez-Nieves confirming the allegations of abuse,” Lopez said.

Lopez said they are still working on the case and asked if anyone had been abused or witnessed anything and could come forward.

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