A migrant accused of raping a disabled woman at a Bay State shelter has pleaded not responsible to the sexual assault prices, in response to the Plymouth County DA’s workplace.
Cory Alvarez, 26, is accused of raping a 15-year-old disabled woman at a state-run shelter in Rockland.
Alvarez, a nationwide from Haiti, has been charged with one rely of aggravated rape of a kid with a ten 12 months age distinction, and one rely of kid rape by pressure. He pleaded not responsible to the fees on Friday.
The migrant baby rape case has sparked a Congressional inquiry and led to extra Republican-fueled criticism of the emergency shelter system in Massachusetts.
Rockland Police responded to the Consolation Inn on Hingham Road for a report of a sexual assault on March 13. The Consolation Inn is a part of a state-run program to deal with migrant households, and Alvarez was staying there.
Cops upon arrival encountered the 15-year-old alleged sufferer, who was transported to South Shore Hospital for remedy.
Rockland Police by means of their investigation recognized Alvarez because the suspect, and so they took him into custody.
Alvarez, who entered the U.S. lawfully by means of a federal program and underwent two state intercourse offender checks, was discovered harmful in March. He stays held with out bail.
Alvarez was screened and vetted in opposition to nationwide safety and public security databases when he entered the USA and no “derogatory information” was discovered, in response to the Division of Homeland Safety.
The emergency shelter system in Massachusetts homes greater than 7,500 households, together with migrants from different nations and native residents.
Alvarez is subsequent scheduled to look in courtroom on June 11.