A 19-year-old woman has filed a complaint against a 46-year-old friend who allegedly raped her when she was 16 years old.<\/p>\n
Blas A. Manzanares was arrested for sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. He was taken to the Superior Court yesterday afternoon for a bail hearing.<\/p>\n
A $50,000 cash bail was initially imposed for the defendant\u2019s temporary liberty.<\/p>\n
Detective Flora Danica B. Aguon stated in her report that, on June 8, 2011, she interviewed the victim at the Department of Public Safety\u2019s Criminal Investigations Bureau.<\/p>\n
Aguon said the victim identified Manzanares as the person who allegedly raped her when she was 16 and that she was able to locate his apartment in Dandan.<\/p>\n
Aguon said according to the victim, she was 10 years old when she met Manzanares.<\/p>\n
She said she grew to trust the defendant because he was kind, generous, and friendly.<\/p>\n
She said she would often skip school and call Manzanares to pick her up at a nearby bus stop. The defendant would allegedly take her to his apartment room in Dandan where they would hang out for the day.<\/p>\n
The victim told police that when she turned 16, Manzanares raped her. After that incident, the defendant allegedly no longer checked on her for several years.<\/p>\n
The victim said that in January 2011, she was at the Commonwealth Health Center when she saw Manzanares.<\/p>\n
When she asked why he no longer met with her after the incident at his apartment, Manzanares allegedly told her he was afraid she might report him to police. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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