[StBernard] Two St. Bernard men arrested in separate sex crimes

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Sun Jul 24 12:07:51 EDT 2011


Two St. Bernard men arrested in separate sex crimes
wwltv.com
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 2:57 PM
ST. BERNARD, La. - Two St. Bernard Parish men were arrested by detectives in
separate sex crimes, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office.

Joshua Machado, 36, of Chalmette, was arrested and charged with forcible
rape of a minor girl, according to the sheriff's office. The alleged
incidents with the girl took place over several years until authorities were
altered and began an investigation.

Machado has a previous arrest on a sex crime charge, according to the
sheriff's office.

In a separate case, a 32-year-old man Arabi was booked with two counts of
aggravated incest. The case involves the man's juvenile step-daughter,
according to the sheriff's office.

Authorities have not released the name of the man to protect the identity of
the victim.

The arrest comes after the girl told an uncle, who brought her to the
sheriff's office.

According to sheriff's office, the man confessed to the crime during
questioning by Juvenile Division detectives.

He is also under investigation by Covington Police for alleged sex crimes
with the girl when the family lived there years earlier, according to the
sheriff's office.




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