Kevin Esterly, 52, of Whitehall Township, has been arrested for the alleged rape of a child.

District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan, Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Commander Seth Kelly and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca announced the conclusion of the investigation.

A report involving a juvenile sexual assault was reported in Allentown February, with incidents occurring between 2015-18.

During interviews with police, the victim reported that she was first introduced to Esterly when she was 8 years old. Esterly was the stepfather of the victim’s juvenile friend. She told police she began spending a lot of time with the friend, including spending weekends and summers at the Esterly home. The friend’s family later moved to a home in Lowhill Township, Lehigh County.

The victim disclosed that in August 2015, when she was 13 years old, Esterly provided her with alcohol at a family birthday party and then sexually assaulted her. Thereafter, the victim related that Esterly sexually assaulted her almost every time she slept over at his residence.

The victim further disclosed that Esterly later provided her with alcohol and drugs in exchange for sexual favors.

Esterly was taken into custody in West Virginia June 11 after two police pursuits. He is charged with Rape, two counts each of Statutory Sexual Assault, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse and Unlawful Contact with a Minor-Sexual Offenses, all felonies of the first degree; and Indecent Assault of a Person Less than 13 Years of Age and Endangering the Welfare of Children — Parent/Guardian/Another Commits Offense, felonies of the third degree.