Dover man charged in years long sexual abuse investigation

Police say a Dover man has been charged, after it was discovered that he was sexually abusing a family member, over the course of seven years.

Dover Police say their investigation showed that 39-year-old Roberto Escobar-Arcos started sexually abused the girl when she was eight-years-old. The abuse reportedly continued for the next seven years. Police say the child is now 14-years-old, and reported the abuse. The alleged abuse apparently happened at an undisclosed location within Dover.

Investigators say they arrested Escobar-Arcos at his workplace on Tuesday.

He was then charged with rape first degree, continuous sexual abuse of a child, sexual abuse by a person of trust, and 4 counts of unlawful sexual contact. He was later turned over to the custody of the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on a $140,000 secured bond.