Man arrested after attempted rape

By NAPLES DAILY NEWS STAFF
8:37 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2008

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A 28-year-old Golden Gate man and admitted illegal immigrant was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he attempted to rape a woman inside his home and bit the finger of his brother, who came to the woman’s aid.

Gabriel Orantes-Cruz, 4371 18th Ave. S.W., was charged with one count of felony battery and one count of misdemeanor battery.

The woman, whose name was not released due to the sexual nature of the crime, told Collier County sheriff’s deputies that she was folding clothes on her bed Tuesday evening when Orantes-Cruz entered and forced her onto the bed. He told her he wanted to "make love to her," got on top of her and tried to remove her skirt, an arrest report said.

The woman fought with Orantes-Cruz, kicking, scratching and biting him.

While they were fighting, Orantes-Cruz’s brother, William Orantes-Cruz, heard the commotion, authorities said. When he went in the room and tried to pull his brother off the woman.

The two began to fight and Gabriel Orantes-Cruz bit his brother’s finger, the Sheriff’s Office reported. He then fled.

Deputies found Gabriel Orantes-Cruz running through the yard, and arrested him. He told authorities he had entered the United States in Texas illegally by foot in 1998.