Manassas man charged in rape of girl, 13

A Manassas man has been charged with raping a 13-year-old girl who police say is a family member who lives at his home.

Arturo Lopez Velasquez, 32, fled the area Wednesday after police obtained arrest warrants for him. He turned himself into authorities in Alabama on Thursday, said Prince William police spokeswoman Erika Hernandez.

He was charged with two counts of rape and was held without bond. He is awaiting extradition to Virginia.

The U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force assisted in tracking Velasquez, added Hernandez.

His arrest follows another case where police said a 12-year-old Dale City girl was raped by two of her family members, earlier this month.

Police charged a 27-year-old man with rape and a 53-year-old man with sexual battery and object sexual penetration on Oct. 15. The two men lived with the child in a home off of Hemingway Drive, police said.

Both men are scheduled to appear in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

—Uriah A. Kiser