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July 18, 2006


Illegal immigrant arrested on charges of raping girl
July 18, 2006


Noblesville -- An illegal immigrant remained in jail Monday after a court hearing on charges that he raped a 14-year-old girl.
Miguel Gutierrez, 22, Noblesville, was charged with two counts of rape in Hamilton Superior Court following his arrest Thursday.
He is being held in the Hamilton County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.
Gutierrez was accused of assaulting a girl identified in court documents as Jane Doe, who was visiting a boy in the 10700 block of East 166th Street early Thursday morning.
According to a statement of evidence submitted by Hamilton County Sheriff's Department Detective Kija Ireland, the girl was assaulted behind a house after the boy pulled her pants down and Gutierrez appeared.
Ireland said that the second rape occurred after Gutierrez carried the girl to a pickup. The detective said the girl had been given alcoholic beverages prior to the assaults.
Gutierrez was arrested after police, executing a search warrant, photographed 15 Hispanic males at the property. After seeing the photo lineup, Jane Doe identified him as her assailant.
Ireland said Gutierrez admitted to being in the country illegally.