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Pirates Closer Felipe Vazquez Charged With Solicitation of a Child

Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez has been arrested and charged with one count of computer pornography-solicitation of a child and one count of providing obscene material to minors, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

Vazquez, 28, was taken into custody in Pittsburgh on Tuesday on a felony warrant out of Lee County, Florida.

The FDLE said its investigation began in August after agents learned of a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old female victim, who is now 15. The two continued a relationship over text messages, and she received a video in July from Vazquez "in which he is shown performing a sex act.