Marlborough Man Suspected In Multiple Rapes Captured In NV

MARLBOROUGH, MA—A Marlborough man suspected of committing multiple assaults against multiple children in the city was captured and arrested in Nevada on Sunday.

Police in Reno took info given to them by Massachusetts State Police to find and arrest Daniel Escalante, 42, who was added to the Most Wanted list in late March.

In recent weeks, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (MSP VFAS), working with the State Police Cyber Crime Unit, the State Police Watch Center, Marlborough Police, and the US Marshals Service, conducted an extensive investigation into Escalante's whereabouts, said police. They learned that Escalante fled Massachusetts and was living in Nevada under an alias.

MSP worked with the US Marshals’ Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force for Reno and on a tip found Escalante and arrested him around 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 13.

Escalante is currently being held in Nevada on a fugitive from justice charge. He was expected to appear in the Reno Justice Court today. Prosecutors in Massachusetts will work with Nevada authorities to arrange his rendition to answer to the child assault charges here.

Escalante faces charges that include: five counts of rape of a child with force; two counts of assault with intent to rape a child; and four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

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