Final 12 months, the story of a 10-year-old woman in Ohio who had traveled to Indiana for an abortion turned a flashpoint within the nationwide abortion debate. On Wednesday, the Ohio man who had been charged with raping the woman pleaded responsible and was sentenced to life in jail with the opportunity of parole.
The person, Gerson Fuentes, 28, appeared in Franklin County Courtroom of Widespread Pleas in Columbus, Ohio, the place he entered the plea settlement to 2 counts of rape, which provides him the opportunity of parole after 25 years, in line with livestream broadcasts from native media contained in the courtroom.
Mr. Fuentes, who was arrested in July of final 12 months, had earlier pleaded not responsible to 2 costs of felony rape of the woman, who was 9 on the time, courtroom and police information present. The trial had been scheduled to start out on Jan. 9, nevertheless it was delayed due to plea negotiations, investigations and scheduling, a prosecutor, Dan Meyer, stated that month.
Zachary Olah, Mr. Fuentes’s lawyer, was not instantly out there for remark.
A Columbus Police Division incident report stated that Mr. Fuentes was arrested after the woman went to a physician, who decided she was pregnant. Mr. Fuentes was charged with the rape of a kid below 13 years outdated, a felony that may carry a life sentence. He was held on $2 million bond.