Man indicted of child rape in Delaware has been captured in Virginia

A 30-year-old man indicted on charges of raping a child in Milford has been captured, according to the U.S. Marshals Office.

Carlos Gonzalez-Valesquez, was arrested Monday by U.S. Marshals at a residence near Richmond, Virginia.

Gonzalez-Valesquez was wanted by Milford Police Department since February 2014, Michael McGowan, U.S. Marshal for the District of Delaware said in a statement.

In September of 2017, Gonzalez-Valesquez was indicted by a Sussex County Superior Court Grand Jury on 27 counts, including first-degree rape of a victim under the age of 12, sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust and endangering the welfare of a child.

Once Gonzalez-Valesquez became a fugitive, in 2014, a request was made to the U.S. Marshals First State Fugitive Task Force. Several leads were followed, however, the case went cold.

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Recent information developed by Milford police was passed to the fugitive task force, which sent investigators to Virginia.

With the new information, investigators established surveillance in the 100 block of N. Laburnum Avenue near Richmond, McGowan said. On Monday, investigators saw Gonzalez-Valesquez and arrested him without incident.

Gonzalez-Valesquez, who initially provided a false name, remains in Virginia awaiting extradition to Delaware, McGowan said.

During the course of the investigation it was discovered that at least one individual, Emma Dorly Navarro-Ventura, was aiding and harboring Gonzalez-Valesquez from arrest, McGowan said. She was been charged with two felonies and arrested by Milford police.

Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299, eparra@delawareonline.com or Twitter @eparra3.