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ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WFLA) — A 13-year-old Florida boy was raped by a man in the woods while playing hide-and-seek with him and his brother, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

The boy’s family reported the incident to deputies in Charlotte County on April 20, according to a warrant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Investigators said the child was too “afraid and nervous” to tell anyone immediately but eventually came forward to his mother with details about what had happened to him about a week prior on April 13.

The 13-year-old said he and his younger brother were playing hide-and-seek with the suspect in the backyard of their father’s home in Englewood that day. He was hiding in the woods when the man, later identified by detectives as Samuel Cobos-Carmona, approached him and began hiding with him in a bush.

It’s unclear exactly how the children knew Cobos-Carmona, but investigators said he had “befriended” the two boys.

While in the bush, Cobos-Carmona asked the 13-year-old a series of disturbing questions, including if the child wanted to touch his genitals, according to the warrant. After being told no multiple times, Cobos-Carmona grabbed the child and began holding him down, investigators said.

The victim tried to scream and fight back, but authorities said Cobos-Carmona covered the child’s mouth with his hand and began raping him.

Detectives said Cobos-Carmona stopped what he was doing and ran off after hearing the child’s younger brother approaching. The 8-year-old found his brother lying on the ground in the fetal position, according to the warrant.

The victim also told his mother that he was bleeding when he went to the bathroom later that day.

The sheriff’s office said the victim was referred to the Child Advocacy Center for medical examination immediately following interviews with him, his mother, and others involved in the case.

Detectives found Cobos-Carmona in Englewood mowing lawns, but learned he only spoke Spanish. Another deputy helped translate a roadside interview in which authorities said Cobos-Carmona admitted to playing with the children but denied any sexual contact.

“When asked why the child victim would make up such a story, Samuel stated that he did not know,” the warrant said.

Cobos-Carmona was hesitant at first but eventually agreed to submit to DNA testing and a polygraph test, according to authorities.

The sheriff’s office said Cobos-Carmona was arrested for lewd and lascivious battery involving a victim 12 to 16 years old.

In a video released Thursday, Sheriff Bill Pummel said detectives learned Cobos-Carmona was in the country illegally after initially being taken back to Mexico in August 2021.

He’s believed to have illegally reentered the U.S. again sometime in 2022 and was spotted in Sarasota two years later. However, according to the sheriff, Cobos-Carmona was released back into the community at that time.

“We’re going to work very hard with the State Attorney’s Office and our federal partners to make sure this individual does not see the light of day again,” Pummel said. “And if he does, to make sure that he is permanently removed from the United States.”