HADLEY — A Springfield man was arrested Monday on multiple charges related to the sexual assault of minors following an investigation by the Springfield Police Department’s Special Victims Unit.
Angel Soto, 44, was apprehended at approximately 9:45 a.m. at a hotel on the 200 block of Russell Street in Hadley.
The arrest was carried out by members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit, Massachusetts State Police VFAS, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
Springfield Police Detectives assigned to the Special Victims Unit, under the direction of Captain Trent Duda, began investigating Soto after a sexual assault was reported.
Additional victims came forward during the investigation, leading detectives to apply for and receive an arrest warrant.
Soto faces numerous charges from Springfield District Court, including five counts of aggravated rape of a child with a ten-year age difference, seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, and two counts of rape of a child with force under 16.
Other charges include providing liquor and marijuana to minors, indecent exposure, witness intimidation, and open and gross lewdness.
Soto also faces charges from Chicopee District Court for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license as a subsequent offense, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding.
