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A Texas man working as a Santa Claus was arrested and charged Thursday with indecency with a child following a lengthy investigation in which a young female acquaintance, now 13, had allegedly been sexually abused for years.

Glenn Roy Klusendorf, 45, of Houston, who played Santa at a local outdoors market, was taken into custody after the child reportedly told her mother what had happened.

Prescott police say they booked Clinton Fletcher Cheatham, of Peeples Valley, on one count of child molestation, one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual conduct with a minor.

A Facebook profile created by Cheatham can also be found by clicking here.

A Yorba Linda, California man has been charged with drugging then raping several women he met using MySpace.

Jason Ara Erpinar, 20, pleaded not guilty on two counts of using drugs to commit rape and one count of forcible rape.

Erpinar is accused of meeting an 18-year-old woman on MySpace and subsequently inviting her to a party where he allegedly raped her in a bathroom after giving her a drug that incapacitated her.

In another incident, police say Erpinar raped a 22-year-old woman at a hotel after meeting her on the social networking giant. The woman said she woke up the next day with a cracked tooth and scraped face.

A third victim is also alleged to be his ex-girlfriend, 17, who he reportedly raped “numerous times” between 2006 and 2007.

In convicted on all charges, Erpinar could face 45 years to life.

A 25-year-old Florida man was arrested last week after renting a motel room in order to perform sex acts with two underage girls.

Gilbert Hernandez, of Zephyrhills, is accused of communicating with at least one of the girls on MySpace where a subsequent “meeting” was arranged.

The incident is said to have taken place on October 24th at the Best Western Summer Crest in Wesley Chapel.