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Norco Man Arrested For Allegedly Raping Young Girl

NORCO (CBS) — A 50-year-old Norco man is behind bars for allegedly raping a young girl, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Gerald James McArthur allegedly assaulted the girl about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Cavaletti Lane, sheriff's Sgt. Mike Manning said.

He was arrested around 9 p.m. Thursday and booked on suspicion of rape and sexual penetration with a foreign object, lewd act on a child, and sexual abuse, according to jail records.

McArthur was jailed on $75,000 bail pending a court arraignment set for Tuesday.

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