$500K bail for Tri-Cities man accused of 11 counts of child sex crimes

A Pasco man is in jail accused of sexually abusing two children hundreds of times.

Agustin Mota, 51, of Pasco, was booked into the Franklin County jail earlier this week on suspicion of 11 counts of child sex abuse: five counts of first-degree rape of a child, one count of second-degree rape of a child and five counts of first-degree child molestation.

He is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.

Pasco police began investigating when a now adult victim came forward. The victim told police they found the courage to come forward after learning about another possible victim.

The victim who reported the crime said they were abused over the course of about several years. It began before the victim was a teen.

The victim said the abuse started with inappropriate touching and escalated more serious sexual assaults, according to court documents.

Mota is also accused of trying to film the victims while they were showering.

The second girl estimated they were sexually assaulted more than 300 times.