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Accused child rapist from Bedford featured on TV's 'America's Most Wanted'

The manhunt for a Bedford Hills man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl was thrust into the national spotlight Saturday. Detectives say 27-year-old Cesar Joel Sagastume Morales raped his girlfriend?s

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May 29, 2014, 3:01 PM

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