Jose Nahun Lopez-Cruz, 24, who may be in the U.S. illegally, has been charged with sexual assault of a child and drug possession, authorities said. (Dallas County Jail)
A Dallas man questioned by police for illegally parking in a handicapped parking space also explained why he was with a 15-year-old girl, authorities said.
"It's OK, she is gonna be 16 soon," the man, identified as Jose Nahun Lopez-Cruz, 24, told the officer, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Further investigation revealed that the minor had been living with Lopez-Cruz for two months, the newspaper reported.
Police arrested the man and charged him with sexual assault of a child, the report said.
Lopez-Cruz, whom authorities said may be in the U.S. illegally, also faces a drug possession charge because a bag of marijuana was found in the car, the report said.
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