BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A Kent man is in custody for allegedly raping a minor several times in Bellingham.

Bellingham Police say the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families referred them to an ongoing investigation involving the suspect last December.

Between August and October of last year, the suspect travelled from Kent to Bellingham to meet with the underage victim.

Investigators say that the suspect, 20-year-old Coleone Bradford, brought the child to several area hotels, gave her alcohol and marijuana, and sexually assaulted her.

Bradford was taken into custody on Friday, April 14th, and remains at the Whatcom County Jail on $75,000 bail.