Augusta man charged in 2014 and 2015 child molestation cases

An Augusta man has been arrested and charged in multiple child molestation cases.

Rogelio Colon, 37, was charged with aggravated child molestation, non-aggravated child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes. According to arrest warrants, the incidents occurred in 2014 and 2015.

In Jan. 2014, Colon is accused of offering a 7-year-old girl candy to perform a check-up. According to the warrant, he placed his hand on the victim’s private parts in an inappropriate manner.

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In April 2014, Colon allegedly called a 7-year-old girl to a bedroom, offered her candy to perform a check-up before removing her clothing and wiping her buttocks with a wipe, according to the warrant.

In Jan. 2015, Colon performed oral sex on a 5-year-old girl after offering her candy and removing her clothing, according to arrest warrants.

According to a Richmond County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the victims told their parents they had been molested by Colon.

According to the incident report, one of the victims told her mother that Colon started molesting her when she was 6 or 7 years old. She said Colon had molested her over 50 times during the time period.

Warrants for all three cases were taken out on Monday. Colon is being held at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center after he was arrested Tuesday.