A 15-year-old girl from New Jersey reported missing by her parents was rescued from a nightmare ordeal in which she was held captive for nearly 24 hours in a Bronx apartment and raped repeatedly by an alleged serial predator she met online, police said Thursday.

William Credle, 24, was arrested Tuesday around 11:30 p.m. at his apartment on Hughes Ave. near E. 187th St. in Belmont after a frantic search for the missing teen that began the night before, cops said. At the time of his arrest, Credle was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a child in 2024. Cops said they suspect there may have been more victims.

After chatting online, Credle ordered a car service to take the girl from her New Jersey home to his apartment around 11:30

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