Police 'boo-boo' frees man charged with rape, child sodomy. He may be in Beaufort

The Georgia rape suspect accidentally freed from the Chatham County Detention Center on Tuesday morning could be in Beaufort, officials say.

The inmate, Jose Maria Perez, 20, is charged with rape, home invasion, aggravated assault, obstruction, a probation violation, burglary and aggravated sodomy of a minor under age 10, according to online police records.

Chatham County Sheriff John Wilcher said on Thursday that Perez remains at large. A tipster told police he could be in Beaufort.

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Wilcher explained at a Wednesday news conference that an inmate with a similar name was supposed to be released from the detention center instead of Lopez.

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