Linn County Attorney’s Office: Man sexually abused girl multiple times

MARION - A man who fled the state is now in custody for allegedly sexually abusing a young girl multiple times over the course of four years.

According to the Linn County Attorney's Office, the now-15-year-old victim told investigators that between August 2006 and August 2010, 52-year-old Ruben Vega sexually abused her multiple times. Authorities said the girl's mother confronted Vega about the allegations.

'I'm a twisted man,” he said, according to a criminal complaint. 'I should just turn myself in. Am I going to prison?”

Authorities attempted to question Vega about the allegations, but he fled the state. Vega was later arrested on a warrant.

Vega has been charged with four counts of second-degree sexual abuse, a Class B felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison.

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