INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Police need your help to find a man accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl last month.
Metro Police believe Jose Oviedo is on the run. Detectives have been waiting for Oviedo to return to a eastside home on Michigan street. So far, no sign of him.
When a 24-Hour News 8 photographer knocked on the door, the man who answered said Oviedo had gone to Mexico.
Police were alerted to the situation when they recieved a 911 call on January 27th.
"He actually went out to the house where he found the little girl and he found out that yes she was molested. And he did a very detailed report," said Detective Steve Buchanan.
An affidavit reveals that a 5-year-old said her mother's boyfriend had molested her. The child's grandmother discovered signs of abuse and took the child to the hospital.
"We have confirmed through St. Francis that the child contracted an std and it's one that unfortunately she'll have for the rest of her life," said Detective Buchanan.
The police said while the 5-year-old's sexually transmitted disease was further proof of abuse. Officers said they were frustrated by the mother's unwillingness to give them any information about her boyfriend.
"I do know that when the mother and the daughter came to the child advocacy center I personally spoke with the mother and did not get any cooperation out of her," said Detective Buchanan.
Police removed the 5-year-old victim and her three siblings from their mother Crystal Newton's home.
24-Hour News 8 asked Newton if she took steps to protect Jose after she found out what had happened to her daughter?
Newton said, "I don't believe I did."
However, the police believe she did.
"Well the simple fact is that he gave me a fake name," said Newton. She also claims that even though she had dated Oviedo for at least 4 months, she didn't learn his name until after police began investigating him.
Police believe 30-year-old Jose Oviedo is an illegal immigrant and could now be living under an assumed name. He face 3 Class A felonies and one Class C Felony. Oviedo has been arrested 14 times in 10 years.
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