Man charged with raping, impregnating 10-year-old Ohio girl entered US illegally
A man has been charged with raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl in the US — forcing the child to cross state lines in order to get an abortion.
A 10-year-old girl was denied an abortion after being raped in the US.
The girl, from Ohio, was forced to cross state lines for treatment, according to reports.
Gershon Fuentes, 27, was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony rape the following day.
According to the New York Post, he is an undocumented Guatemalan immigrant who crossed into the US unlawfully, Fox News reported, citing Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Fuentes was charged after he confessed to sexually assaulting the young girl at least twice, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
The local outlet originally reported that he may be undocumented and Fox News confirmed the suspicion, adding through an ICE source that the agency has placed a detainer on him in order to deport him after the rape trial.
Fuentes is currently being held in Franklin County jail in Ohio after a judge set bail at $2 million.
The girl’s mother reached out to local child services on June 22 who then alerted police of the possible rape, according to a detective who testified in court.
The girl was brought to Indiana, where she was given an abortion, the detective added. Ohio legislators outlawed abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and the 10-year-old was “six weeks and three days pregnant,” according to her doctor.
Authorities are now cross-referencing DNA from the Indianapolis abortion clinic with samples from Fuentes.
The case drew national attention and was cited by pro-choice activists and President Joe Biden himself for the evils of anti-abortion legislation.
“Imagine being that little girl,” Biden said, while defending abortion rights. “I’m serious, just imagine being that little girl. Ten years old!”
However, Republican and anti-abortion advocates — including Ohio Attorney-General Dave Yost — questioned the validity of the story.
It was initially pegged on the account of one source, Indianapolis OB-GYM Dr. Caitlin Bernard, when reported by the Columbus Dispatch.
Bernard declined to provide more information when asked by multiple major news outlets like the Washington Post for days after the story was published.
Bernard’s account and the Dispatch’s reporting was later verified by the charges lodged against Fuentes as well as court testimony in the case.
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission
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