A Ruther Glen man was charged with rape and sodomy last week after his daughter, a Caroline High School student, reported that she had been abused by her father.
The 42-year-old man, who is not being named to protect the identity of the victim, was arrested April 28 after an employee at the high school told Deputy G.W. Honeycutt, the school's resource officer, about the reported abuse, said Miles Turner of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office.
He said the law requires school officials to notify police if a student reports physical or sexual abuse and the girl reported that she had been sexually abused multiple times since Jan. 1.
Her father is charged with rape and two counts of sodomy, as well as misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Turner said the juvenile female victim is currently living with foster parents.
Her father is being held without bond at Pamunkey Regional Jail. He was arraigned April 29.
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