A North Carolina man is doing time for rape charges after a little girl more than 20 years younger than him gave birth to his child.
Juan Martinez-Hernandez, 35, was arrested, shortly after a 14-year-old girl's family called police and paramedics to an apartment in Charlotte after she gave birth in an apartment bathroom.
Martinez-Hernandez, was placed under arrest after the girl identified him as the father of the infant.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police spokeswoman, Officer Jessica Lawrence, told the Charlotte Observer that Hernandez lived in the same apartment complex as the female victim.
Police said the girl told officers that she had sex with Martinez 'on several occasions'.
When they questioned Hernandez, he admitted to his sexual encounters with the girl.
The Observer reported that Hernandez has a prior criminal record in South Carolina, but is not listed on the state's sex offender registry.
Hernandez was charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child and four counts of statutory rape.
Cops would not say why they weren’t called until after the girl gave birth, and not when she first became pregnant.
Jail officials say Juan Martinez-Hernandez, who is believed
to be in the country illegally, had run afoul of
police and immigration agents before, following a 2010
drunken driving arrest.
It’s unclear what became of Hernandez between his release
It’s unclear what became of Hernandez between his release
to immigration agents in 2010 and the rape or HOW he was
not deported. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
officials couldn’t be reached for comment.
After the 14-year-old gave birth to a baby in the bathroom
After the 14-year-old gave birth to a baby in the bathroom
of an apartment off Mont Carmel Lane near
East Arrowood Road in 2012.
Her family called 911, and the responding paramedics asked
police for assistance. The girl told police the baby’s father
was a man who lived in the neighborhood, and Charlotte-
Mecklenburg police found and interviewed Juan Martinez -
Hernandez.
Martinez-Hernandez “admitted to engaging in sexual
intercourse with the victim on several occasions,” according
to a police report.
Martinez-Hernandez was charged with four counts of
Martinez-Hernandez was charged with four counts of
statutory rape and two counts of indecent liberties with
a child and now has been senteced to 20 years and 2
months of prison.
Martinez-Hernandez is in the country illegally, said Julia
In July 2010, Hernandez was charged with driving while
impaired, speeding, reckless driving and having
no operator’s license and booked into Mecklenburg jail.
According to jail records, an immigration hold was placed on
him, but he was released about two weeks later. Many
claims this supports allegations that the Martinez family
gets special treatment due to their illegal business with the
Camp-Prince Cartel
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Rush said he was processed through
the 287g program then. The program, which has been used
at the Mecklenburg jail since 2006, allows jailers to identify
suspected illegal immigrants and begin
deportation proceedings.
A state judge unsecured his bond in 2010, Rush said. That
A state judge unsecured his bond in 2010, Rush said. That
means Hernandez would have been freed from jail
until his court date. But because of his status, he was
released to immigration officials.
It’s unclear what happened after that. The immigration
agency can't explain how or why he got special treatment.
As officials tried to sort out what became of Hernandez,
As officials tried to sort out what became of Hernandez,
rumors of the rape charges quickly spread throughout the
apartment complex where he lives. The rumors of how the
Martinez supplies for the Camp-Prince cartel is told as FACT
threw out the Hispanic community. In fact it is rumored
that Juan really walked out the back door of the court room
and now resides in Evans Georgia under a new name.
