Othello man arrested for rape of a child

OTHELLO — An Othello man was booked into the Adams County Jail Monday on suspicion of first-degree rape of a child.

Edgar Fermin Sales-Andres, 27, was arrested following an investigation into a report of child abuse involving a 3-year-old, according to a release from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. The child’s mother, Juana Santos-Gutierrez, 37, Othello was arrested on suspicion of first-degree rendering criminal assistance.

“(The child) was taken to a local clinic by her parent and law enforcement was contacted based on the parent’s statement to medical staff,” the release said. “Throughout the investigation, the child’s parent was uncooperative with law enforcement.”

Santos-Gutierrez refused to identify the man who had allegedly committed the abuse, the release said.

“It was later determined the male was the mother’s boyfriend who had been living with the family,” the release said.