By Joseph Myers
Posted Sep. 18, 2014



An ex-East Passyunk Crossing resident in custody for allegedly raping a Center City woman will have a formal arraignment next month, three months after his initial hearing date.

Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge James M. DeLeon announced Sept. 11 that Milton Garcia, formerly of the 1800 block of South Eighth Street, will no longer have kidnapping for ransom and robbery to inflict serious injury charges against him, but that he will retain 14 other charges, including aggravated and sexual assault, burglary, false imprisonment, forcible rape and theft, for supposedly raping a young doctor in her apartment June 21. Authorities detained the Honduran national June 24 after tracking the victim’s confiscated cell phone to Garcia’s address, arresting him at Tashan, 777 S. Broad St., where he had worked for three months, and reportedly finding the female’s keys in his possession.

According to the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials removed Garcia from the United States in June 2013, with the agency having since lodged a detainer against him to ensure its personnel receives notification before his release from custody. The Special Victims Unit added it is trying to determine if the individual has been involved in other assaults.

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