Police were called by the victim's mother late last month. Police say Mendez took the girl into a closet at her home and sexually assaulted her.
Mendez went missing for three weeks before turning himself in on Monday.
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Del. teen charged with raping girl, 5
WILMINGTON, Del. - September 22, 2009 Carmen Mendez of Woodland Heights surrendered to authorities on
Monday. He is charged with first-degree rape and is being held on
$30,000 secured bail.
