Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Allegedly Raping Unconscious 15-Year-Old Girl

An adult had refused to contact law enforcement citing the need to “protect the suspect” who was in the country illegally.
Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Allegedly Raping Unconscious 15-Year-Old Girl
Immigrants wait to be received across a railroad bridge at the border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Aug. 7, 2023. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images
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A 21-year old illegal immigrant that law enforcement believed had fled to Mexico after being charged with raping an unconscious 15-year old girl in Hamilton County, Tennessee, has been arrested.

Erik Santillan, 21, allegedly committed the assault after drinking alcohol with the underage girl and her friend on the evening of June 20, 2022, at a home in the town of Ooltewah, Tennessee, according to a police affidavit obtained by The Epoch Times  All three had entered the house after the friends parents went grocery shopping and began drinking until the victim lost consciousness. A short time later, the victim claims to have awoken with several injuries and signs of sexual assault.

Matthew Lysiak
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Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author of “Newtown” (Simon and Schuster), “Breakthrough” (Harper Collins), and “The Drudge Revolution.” The story of his family is the subject of the series “Home Before Dark” which premiered April 3 on Apple TV Plus.
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