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Man arrested for multiple rapes of children in Pierce County

The suspect was wanted for multiple rapes involving children.
Credit: KENS 5

TACOMA, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) has arrested a man accused of raping two children.

The 21-year-old man was arrested at a homeless encampment near Pacific Avenue South and 115th Street South in Parkland, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff's department on Sunday.

Multiple warrants were issued for the man.

The department said the man is accused of "sexually assaulting two girls who were known to him."

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