NEW: Nelson Reyes-Medrano is accused of crawling into bed with a 16yo Germantown, Md. girl as she napped. The 46yo proceeded to rape the teen at knifepoint, police say.
This is the fifth undocumented immigrant arrested on rape charges in Montgomery County, Md. in the last month.
MORE: Cops say Reyes-Medrano grew impatient and placed the knife against the victim’s neck. He then ripped off the 16yo girl’s clothing. What is alleged to have happened next is too troubling to publish...
The victim told detectives she was in pain during the entire assault.
MORE: Reyes-Medrano is married with 10 children (six are under the age of 18). For the last three years, he's worked at a bakery in Prince George's County, Md.
ICE says the accused rapist is a Salvadoran national living in the U.S. illegally. It's lodged a detainer against him.
MORE: MoCo Police recorded 314 rape cases in 2016. That's an average of 26/month.
MoCo does not collect data on criminal suspects' immigration status so it's very challenging to decipher what percentage of U.S. citizens, legal residents + undocumented immigrants commit crimes.
STORY: This all comes in the wake of MoCo Exec. Marc Elrich (D) all but severing ties with ICE. Elrich's legislative jockeying has energized many voters within his progressive-liberal base, but incensed scores of residents and members of law enforcement.
wjla.com/news/local/rap…
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