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Pirates' Vazquez charged; sexual assault of child

Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested Tuesday in Pittsburgh and is being charged with multiple felonies in both Pennsylvania and Florida, including statutory sexual assault.

Vazquez was initially charged with "computer pornography/soliciting a child" and "providing obscene material to minors" by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

He was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Pittsburgh and was denied bail, with the judge saying she was told that additional charges were expected.

Vazquez was subsequently charged in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with three felonies -- statutory sexual assault of a minor 11 years or older; unlawful contact with a minor; corruption of minors -- as well as one misdemeanor, indecent assault of a person less than 16 years old.