FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — Victor Hugo Alvarez-Real is in custody in Texas. He’s the former Univision Arkansas host who is accused of raping a 7-year-old girl, according to Washington County Circuit Court documents.
He’s being held at the Dallas County North Tower Detention Facility on a rape charge. His bond is $250,000 and states that the amount excludes holds from other jurisdictions.
The document shows he was booked into the jail on Wednesday (June 21) and he listed a Springdale, Arkansas address.
Alvarez-Real, 35, of Springdale faces one charge of rape.
Formal charges were filed May 15 and a warrant for his arrest was issued Thursday (May 25), according to the Washington County prosecutor’s office.
The victim said Alvarez-Real molested her multiple times in 2016, according to court documents.
Alvarez-Real denied any wrongdoing in January when he was contacted by the Children’s Safety Center of Washington County.
Springdale police hadn’t spoken to Alvarez-Real as of May 3, according to court documents.