A Hyattsville Police Department corporal was arrested and charged Thursday after a Maryland grand jury indictment accused him of raping and sexually abusing a child.

Cpl. Jonathan Monge has been charged with sexual abuse against a minor, second-degree rape and sex offense in the third and fourth degree, according to a news release from Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson’s office.

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Because of the age of the person who Monge is accused of abusing, and the sensitive nature of the allegations, Jackson

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