Man charged with rape of 10-year-old who had abortion after rightwing media called story ‘not true’
by Adam Gabbatt and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#61DGK)
Police say Ohio man confessed to raping a girl who went to Indiana for abortion, following the right's attempts to discredit story
In a case that has become a flashpoint in the abortion debate after being highlighted by Joe Biden and baselessly disputed by some rightwing media and politicians, an Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later traveled to neighboring Indiana for an abortion.
Gerson Fuentes, 27, who was arrested on Tuesday, appeared in Franklin county, Ohio, municipal court for an arraignment on Wednesday. A police investigator testified at the hearing that Fuentes had confessed to raping the girl at least twice.
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