A suspected serial child molester was arrested in Queen Creek late Wednesday after one of the alleged child victims spotted him months after she was attacked.
Matthew Alan Clack, 24, was arrested around 11:30 p.m. at a park, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said.
Clack was booked into jail on suspicion of sexual assault and kidnapping.
"I'm just glad I caught him because this took the stone off my heart," said the victim's mother. "I can actually breathe knowing he's behind bars."
Police last last summer a man grabbed a 12-year-old girl in a Pecan Creek neighborhood, duct-taped her mouth and sexually assaulted her at the neighborhood park.
Clack could be responsible for five other sexual assaults or attempts, according to sheriff's investigators.
On Wednesday, one of the victims recognized the man in a park.
The parents of the victim said with police on the phone, they chased the man through the neighborhood and kept him in sight until officers could get there.
"He made several admissions that this is a growing problem that he has, and it's getting worse," said Pinal County SHeriff CHris Vasquez
As for the parents, the memory of what happened to their little girl is something they said won't go away.
"He gets what's coming to him," said the victim's father.
Detectives said their investigation is ongoing and that Clack is also suspected of additional crimes in other areas.
Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call Detective Lisa Swinton at 520-866-5149.
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