Man Accused of Impregnating Ten-Year-Old Ohio Girl Indicted on Rape Charges
The undocumented immigrant who allegedly impregnated a 10-year-old girl — forcing her to cross state lines to get an abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned — was indicted on rape charges Thursday.
The indictment against Gerson Fuentes revealed that the alleged rape victim was just 9 years old when she was molested — contrary to previous reports saying she was 10 at the time she had her pregnancy terminated.
The girl’s case became a lightning rod in the national debate over abortion rights, with President Biden publicly invoking the child’s plight to highlight the detrimental effects of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Pro-life activists and some politicians raised doubts about the 10-year-old’s tale of rape, unwanted pregnancy and out-of-state abortion — first reported by the Indianapolis Star — until Fuentes was arrested on July 12 and made his initial court appearance the next day.
Fuentes, a native of Guatemala living in the US illegally, is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges next Monday.