Police: Man tried to rape 13-year-old babysitter

McALLEN - Police arrested a man who allegedly tried to rape a 13-year-old girl who was babysitting his children.
The girl told police Edwin Auner Morales, 23, tried forcing himself on her at his home, on the 2000 block of West Business 83 late last month.
According to a police affidavit in the case, the girl was holding one of his wife's babies when he approached her and told her that he wanted to have sex with her.
The girl told the man she did not want to have sex with him because he was married but Morales insisted, the record states.
Morales told the girl he was having marital problems and grabbed her by the arms while she was still carrying the child.
The victim said she kicked and pushed him away before she walked into his bedroom and placed the baby on the bed, according to the affidavit.
Morales then pushed her on the bed and got on top of her while the baby lay beside them.
The babysitter said she got up, picked the baby up from the bed and tried handing it to Morales to distract him.
Instead of taking the child, Morales insisted that he wanted to have sex with the girl, the record states.
The victim said she then kicked him on the legs and pushed him to the ground as she carried the infant. While he struggled to stand up, she placed the baby back on the bed and left the home.
On Wednesday, Morales confessed that he tried having sex with the girl against her will and he acknowledged that he knew she was a minor during the incident, the affidavit states.
As of Friday night, he remained at the Hidalgo County Jail in lieu of a $30,000 bond.
Morales was charged with attempted aggravated sexual assault, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a possible fine of $10,000.
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