The Tamaqua Police Department assisted the U.S. Marshals Service with executing a warrant on an Allentown man wanted on child rape, human trafficking, sexual assault and other charges.

Tamaqua police said Joshua Mickey Martel, 31, was taken into custody Wednesday morning in the borough.

According to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown police, Martel was charged in two different incidents, one involving a 12- year-old girl, and the other involving a 13-year-old girl.

In the first case, the 12-year-old reported to her guardian on July 31 that her mother sold her for cash and drugs to Martel.

She told investigators that Martel took her and her siblings to a hotel in Allentown sometime between April 23 and 24 and they split a room with Martel.

The victim told investigators she witnessed Martel give her mother cash and drugs before leaving her alone in the hotel room with Martel.

She said Martel sexually and physically assaulted the victims. During the rape and assault, the victim said she tried to get away, but Martel would not allow her.

In that case, Allentown police charged Martel with rape of a child, rape by forcible compulsion, statutory sexual assault trafficking in individuals and patronizing a victim of sexual servitude, all first degree felonies; sexual assault, a second degree felony; corruption of minors, a third degree felony; and misdemeanor charges of indecent assault without consent and simple assault, both second degree misdemeanors.

In the case involving the second victim, a school resource officer learned that the 13-year-old may have been at the same hotel with Martel.

Police said the girl was picked up after school May 21 by an Uber and failed to show up to school the next day.

Officers found the girl in Martel’s hotel room and she told them that Martel had sexually assaulted her.

Police charged him with statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with a minor, both first degree felonies; and corruption of minors and sexual abuse of children — possession of child pornography; both third degree felonies.

After picking up Martel on Wednesday, Tamaqua officers transported Martel to the Tamaqua Police Department, where he was picked up by agents from the U.S. Marshals Service.

He was arraigned before Allentown Magisterial District Judge Michael D’Amore, and bail was set at $500,000 for both cases. He was committed to the Lehigh County Prison.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.