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Greene Co. Man Charged With Raping Girl, 12

CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA)  - A Greene County man is facing a long list of charges after confessing to raping a 12-year-old girl.

According to police, officers were called to a home in Cumberland Township around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.

When they arrived, the girl's mother said Martin Folan Jr., 20, of Nemacolin, had taken her 12-year-old daughter from the home.

The woman said Folan entered the home by kicking open the door. Once inside, he threw things and yelled at the woman before finding the girl in a closet.

Folan allegedly removed the girl from the home as she screamed. He later called the mother to say she would never see her daughter again.

The girl's mother told police Folan was heavily intoxicated.

Eventually, police tracked his phone to a home on Wood Street in Nemacolin, where he was detained and transported to the Cumberland Township Police Department.

The girl was taken to Children's Hospital after she reported being sexually assaulted.

During questioning, Folan admitted to having sexual intercourse with the girl multiple times and engaging in other sex acts. He also said he had a relationship with the girl for several weeks.

Folan is facing a list of charges including, five counts of rape of a child, eight counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, 12 counts of criminal conspiracy, five counts of statutory sexual assault and kidnapping of a minor.

He is currently being lodged in the Greene County Prison on $250,000 bond.

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