YUMA, Ariz. — A Yuma man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old family member, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
46-year-old Randall Medders was arrested by the Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force with the help of the Yuma Police Department on Friday.
Medders, who had lived with the victim's family since 2015, allegedly began the abuse in 2021. The Marshals Service says it happened repeatedly and ended in 2022.
After issuing an arrest warrant, the Marshals Service, WANTED Task Force and Yuma police were able to locate Medders quickly and take him into custody.
He has been charged with molestation of a child, sexual abuse, aggravated assault with sexual motivation and voyeurism.
He is being held on a $500,000 bond, according to the Yuma County Sheriff's Office.
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