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Police officer charged with assault after 15-year-old gives birth to his child

Rafael Martinez allegedly signed birth certificate

Rachael Revesz
Sunday 24 September 2017 14:41 BST
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Officer was suspended without pay
Officer was suspended without pay (Reuters)

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A police officer has been arrested after a teenager gave birth to his child.

Rafael Martinez Jr in New Jersey allegedly had sexual intercourse with the unidentified 15-year-old girl for more than a year at his home.

The girl gave birth August at a local hospital.

Martinez allegedly admitted to being the father and signed the birth certificate, according to a social worker who was present.

The former officer was arrested after authorities took DNA samples from Martinez, the girl and the child, proving he was the father.

He was detained on 12 September and was suspended without pay.

He had sex with the girl at his house between September 2016 and August 2017 in the Gloucester Township in Camden County, as reported by the Courier-Post newspaper.

It is unclear whether Martinez has a lawyer to speak on his behalf.

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