Albany man charged with sex crimes
An Albany man has been arrested on sex crime charges.
Miguel Lopez-Garcia, 35, faces charges of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, and first degree unlawful sexual penetration.
He was being held at the Linn County Jail and his initial bail was set at $150,000.
Lopez-Garcia also has a federal immigration hold.
On Aug. 22, Albany Police Department received a report from a 12-year-old female that Lopez-Garcia, whom she knew, had abused her about a year-and-a-half ago.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for Lopez-Garcia’s residence in the 400 block of 38th Avenue S.E. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, the search warrant was served and Lopez-Garcia was arrested.
Lopez-Garcia is under an INS HOLD