CHANNELVIEW, Texas – Deputies have arrested a man accused of posing as a cop and raping a 16-year-old girl in the Channelview area.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Child Abuse Unit investigators arrested and charged Cecil McAfee, 38, with impersonating a peace officer and aggravated sexual assault of a child.
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Investigators said McAfee approached the 16-year-old around 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 15 as she was walking on a sidewalk. He identified himself as a member of law enforcement and told her to get into his car, deputies said. He told the girl he was taking her to the police station for breaking curfew.
The girl told investigators he took her under the overpass of Highway 90 where the San Jacinto River passes under the freeway. She said he forced her to have sex with him.
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McAfee was armed with a black and silver semiautomatic handgun at the time of the rape, deputies said.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said McAfee did not show any form of law enforcement identification. He only verbally identified himself as an officer.
McAfee is being held on an $120,000 bond.