Authorities have informed that a rabbi was arrested outside his Chandler, Ariz., synagogue on suspicion of raping a 7-year-old girl in New York 10 years ago.

The East Valley Tribune has reported that Rabbi Bryan Bramly, 45, was being held in Maricopa County Jail on a charge of first-degree rape, awaiting extradition to New York. The newspaper further said that U. S. Marshals and detectives from the New York Police Department arrested Bramly on Tuesday.

He is suspected of raping the girl in March 2000.

The Tribune further reported that the victim, now 17, came forward and reported the assault in August 2009. It was not known why she waited almost 10 years to make the allegations.

U. S. Marshal David Gonzalez said in a statement after the arrest, "The United States Marshals Service places a high priority on arresting persons accused of sex crimes, particularly those involving children."