Thread: Suspect named in rape of 92-year-old Tellico Plains woman

Come to think of it we need to send these to the Presidential candidates too.

Originally Posted by Gogo

Come to think of it we need to send these to the Presidential candidates too.

Absolutely!

castration comes to mind.

plus i dont think once other prisoners find out what he did that they will take kindly to it

Illegal immigrant suspected of raping 92-year-old woman sheds light on growing problem

Posted: 7:29 PM May 12, 2008
Last Updated: 7:29 PM May 12, 2008

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Illegal immigrant suspected of raping 92-year-old woman sheds light on growing problem



ATELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WVLT) -- It's a crime that shocked the community, and East Tennessee -- The rape of a 92-year-old Tellico Plains woman.

Now, police say there's a suspect, but he may be hiding south of the border -- a place where tracking down a criminal can be tough.


But it may be just as tough naming them as suspects when they're living here illegally.

It's not just Monroe County, police in all of East Tennessee's counties are dealing with the same problem, tracking down suspects who are here illegally.

It's costing them more time and it's costing you more money.

More and more illegal immigrants are finding their way to Monroe County. But the sheriff says when an illegal is accused of a crime, finding him is often much tougher.

Monroe County Sheriff Bill Bivens says, "We run into folks that have got two or three different IDs. Determining who they are and things like that is a problem."

Monroe County Sheriff Bill Bivens says cases like the rape that the Tellico Plains Police are investigating illustrate the problem. Police say 35-year-old Francisco Barbosa, who also goes by the name Francisco Sanchez, kicked in a 92-year-old woman's door two months ago and raped her. His truck was found in Texas. He's believed to be in Mexico. The sheriff says that's why the difficult task of Identifying a suspect is just half the battle.

Bivens says, "It's more difficult to apprehend someone you don't have a previous record on. They may have been deported, may have come back. They get back quicker a lot of times than we can get them deported it seems like."

Ronnie Walker has an 85-year-old mother who lives in Tellico Plains, not far from where the rape ocurred. He says everyone was terrified for a while, but says he's confident police will get their man.

Walker says, "Some how or the other, they seem to find them, even when they do go to Mexico. So I have all the confidence that this guy will be brought back to justice."

Ultimately, the sheriff says whether illegals are brought to justice depends on how much help locals get from federal immigration authorities.

Bivens says, "It's difficult to get things done, a lot of times. I mean it's not like you can call just because you've got someone that's illegal and they're going to come and get them. It doesn't always happen that way."

The Sheriff's Department says its relationship with federal immigration officials has gotten better in recent months.

Still, they say it looks as if even the federal government simply does not have the resources to adequately deal with this growing problem.

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Monroe Co. woman's '08 rape returned to E. Tenn.
The man accused of raping a 92 year old Monroe County woman in 2008 has finally been returned to East Tennessee.
Posted: 12:50 AM Jun 5, 2010
Reporter: Nick Bona

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – The man accused of raping a 92 year old Monroe County woman in 2008 has finally been returned to East Tennessee.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Friday evening that Francisco Barbosa, 37 was booked into the Monroe County jail earlier in the day.

On March 5th, 2008, Barbosa allegedly broke into the victim’s Babcock St. home in Tellico Plains. The elderly victim told police she woke up to find a man trying to suffocate her with a pillow. She faked unconsciousness and the intruder went on to brutally beat and rape her.

Two months later, investigators named Barbosa as their lead suspect. The illegal immigrant had been in the area at the time of the rape, living with his brother and working constriction. Detectives working with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation further connected Barbosa to the rape after matching DNA found at the crime scene to a drinking straw he had used.

Several local, state and federal law enforcement agencies so launched a manhunt for Barbosa, who had left town right after the rape. Around the same time as the DNA match, authorities located his pickup truck abandoned at a bus station in Houston, Texas. U.S. Marshals and Mexico’s Federal Police force turned up evidence he had purchased a ticket to Monterrey, Mexico and international warrants were issued for his arrest.

Barbosa remained on the run for nearly two years before US and Mexican authorities arrested him at a family member’s home in the town of San Luis on January 12th, 2010.

The extradition process was immediately started following his apprehension, and it ultimately took nearly 6 months to get him back in East Tennessee.

Barbosa was behind bars late Friday night at the Monroe County Jail. Tellico Police have charged him with Aggravated Rape and Especially Aggravated Burglary. He is being held without bond.

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