Newark Man Accused of Raping and Killing 7-Month-Old Girl

MYFOXNY.COM - Essex County authorities say they've arrested a man wanted for the murder and sexual assault of a 7-month-old girl in Newark.

Oquan Blake (a.k.a. Samaad Blake), 24, is accused of raping his ex-girlfriend's daughter on June 26 at her home.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office says the baby's 21-year-old mother left in Blake's care.

When the mother returned late Saturday, Rhymer was unresponsive. She took the child to the hospital, where she died two days later.

An autopsy found Rhymer had been raped. She also had a fractured skull, a ruptured spleen, broken ribs, a bruised spine and a lacerated liver.

Blake was arrested at around 10 p.m. on Thursday at his mother's home in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Authroties said that he has been arrested numerous times on drug and weapons charges, according an NJ.com report.