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Robeson church youth worker accused of raping child

Robeson County sheriff's deputies arrested a local church's youth worker Thursday and charged him with raping a 12-year-old. Deputies said there could be more victims.

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Jahaziel Levi Rodriguez Vazquez also goes by the name Armando Pacheco
LUMBERTON, N.C. — Robeson County sheriff's deputies arrested a local church's youth worker Thursday and charged him with raping a 12-year-old. Deputies said there could be more victims.

Jahaziel Levi Rodriguez Vazquez, who also goes by the name Armando Pacheco, got to know the child through his work at the church. Now 28 years old, he was 27 when the alleged crime happened, authorities said.

The sheriff's office declined to identify the church or say when the alleged rape occurred.

Vazquez was being held on a $50,000 secured bond. Anyone with information about the case should call the sheriff’s juvenile division at 910-671-3140.

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