Sheriff: ‘Sexual predator’ facing charges after 6-year-old girl tests positive for STD

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SUPERIOR, Ariz. (WHDH) — A man referred to by authorities as a “sexual predator” is facing charges after a 6-year-old girl reportedly tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
Deputies were contacted by a Queen Creek urgent care clinic on Nov. 14 after a 6-year-old child tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease, the sheriff’s office said.
During the investigation, the child revealed that her father’s roommate, identified as Sullivan, had sexually assaulted her, the sheriff’s office added.
A warrant was issued for Sullivan’s arrest on Monday and he was taken into custody the following morning.
“Getting this sexual predator off the streets was our number one priority,” said Sheriff Mark Lamb.