Man tries to rape niece

A man tried to escape police arrest for allegedly forcing sex on a relative by attempting to kill himself with a wooden chisel, authorities reported yesterday.

Charges of attempt to commit a crime, rape and assault and battery have been leveled against Filipino national Crizaldo M. Valdez based on complaints that he tried to coerce his 19-year-old niece into having sex with him.

The 39-year-old suspect reportedly staged a suicide in the presence of police officers, where he actually slashed his stomach multiple times with a chisel. By his wife’s intervention, he finally surrendered to authorities.

The victim, a Filipino girl, told police she was home alone at her Kagman residence when her uncle showed up at the doorstep.

As soon as he arrived, Mr. Valdez entered the house and told the victim to take a shower.

When the 19-year-old asked why, the suspect gave no explanation.

The young lady then entered her father’s room to check for messages but to her surprise, the suspect was closely behind her, pushing her on the bed.

Mr. Valdez allegedly started kissing the girl on the neck area and grabbing her buttocks.

Scared and helpless, the victim tried to get away from her alleged attacker and ran to the back door that led to the garage area.

But her uncle was reportedly swift in grabbing her by the ear. He then carried her back to the bed, police reports said.

Mr. Valdez allegedly also tried to strip the victim off her clothes. The teenager claimed to police she grappled to reach the corner of the room, where she started crying with her hands covering her face.

The suspect allegedly continued to pursue her by kissing her again on the neck area.

Just then, both heard a car pull up in drive way outside. According to the victim, Mr. Valdez warned her not to breathe a word of what had transpired between them to anyone.

The new arrival was apparently the suspect’s wife, Mrs. Valdez, who instructed her niece to run to the airport to fetch her mother who was arriving from Tinian that day.

Relieved, the victim drove to the airport and reported the incident to her mother.

Mother and daughter later came back in search for the Valdez couple at their Kagman residence but they could not be found.

The mother of the victim was the one who called for police assistance.

It was then that the suspect threatened to harm himself with a wooden chisel.

After surrendering to authorities, Mr. Valdez was transported to the Commonwealth Health Center for treatment for stomach lacerations.