TAMPA, Fla. – Authorities say a Tampa man sexually abused and killed a 3-year-old girl left in his care.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the girl and her 9-month-old twin brothers had been left in the care of Elisamuel Pacheco all week while their mother worked.
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Authorities say the girl had been vomiting all week, and her mother thought she had a virus. After a relative found her unresponsive Thursday, the girl was taken to a hospital, where she died.
The medical examiner found that she had signs of sexual battery and internal injuries and ruled her death a homicide. Pcaheco was arrested Friday on charges of first-degree murder, capital sexual battery and aggravated child abuse.
Pacheco was held without bond. Jail records did not show that he had an attorney.