Quitman, Ark. resident Mark LeVrier, 52, -- a longtime child protective services employee in Texas -- is facing two counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor in connection with the alleged assault on the 12-year-old, and police say there might be more victims.
LeVrier, who uses a wheelchair, is accused of molesting the girl in Anchorage in September after helping the family move in August, Crimes Against Children Detective Brett Sarber said.
Police say LeVrier admitted he sexually abused the girl while they were driving up the Alaska Highway, but those alleged crimes, which took place out of APD jurisdiction, remained under investigation.
As soon as the girl knew she was being molested she told her parents, who confronted LeVrier. He fled the state that day, police said. He later returned from Arkansas after finding out he was wanted and police arrested LeVrier Monday.
Police say they think there may be other victims near Lockhart, Texas, where LeVrier formerly lived, or Austin, Texas, where he worked for 23 years in child protective services.
LeVrier was being held at the Anchorage jail with bail set at $50,000
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