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73-year-old accused of raping child

A 73-year-old Chester County man is accused of raping an 8-year-old girl in his care on Wednesday, state police said this morning.

Kenneth A. Ludwig Jr., of Honey Brook, was taken to Chester County Prison after failing to post $750,000 cash bail, court records said. He is charged with rape of a child and related offenses.

State police said Ludwig was asked to watch the girl after school on Wednesday. When the girl's relatives arrived to pick the girl up, they found Ludwig assaulting her, the release said.

The girl's relatives took her to Chester County Hospital, police said. The hospital notified state police about the alleged sexual assault; as troopers began an investigation, the girl was transferred to Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington for further treatment.