WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Waco girl was sexually abused by a man beginning when she was 11 years old and her family was afraid to report the abuse to authorities because of their legal status in the U.S., an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KWTX states.

Nathaniel A. Zavala-Perez, 26, was arrested Sept. 7 and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a young child, the warrant states.

Nathaniel A. Zavala-Perez, 26, was arrested Sept. 7 and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a young child, the warrant states.(KWTX GRAPHIC)A Waco police detective was assigned the case for a follow up investigation after someone outside the victim's family reported the alleged sexual abuse to Child Protective Services.