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The trial for the person accused of raping and impregnating a baby in Ohio who then needed to journey to Indiana for an abortion has been set for early subsequent yr, in response to a court docket doc obtained by CNN.
Gerson Fuentes, 27, is going through two counts of felony rape of a minor beneath age 13, in response to court docket paperwork. In July, he admitted throughout a police interview via an interpreter that he raped the lady not less than twice however later pleaded not responsible to the fees.
CNN has reported that the lady was 10 years outdated when she sought an abortion. An indictment says she was 9 years outdated when the alleged rapes came about.
Although the trial was initially scheduled to start Thursday, Fuentes’ lawyer Bryan Bowen advised CNN earlier than court docket that the staff didn’t anticipate “something of significance” to occur that day.
“We’re nonetheless awaiting a few items of discovery from the state,” Bowen mentioned.
The trial is now scheduled to start January 9, 2023, in response to the court docket doc.
The younger lady’s case drew international consideration within the aftermath of the Supreme Court docket’s resolution to overturn Roe v. Wade and abolish federal abortion rights. Inside per week of the consequential ruling, the lady sought an abortion however needed to journey to Indiana as a result of Ohio had banned nearly all abortions after 6 weeks of gestation following the Supreme Court docket resolution. The lady was six weeks and three days into the being pregnant, the physician who referred her for an abortion advised CNN beforehand.
Indiana has since handed a legislation banning most abortions.
Fuentes’ protection staff has beforehand mentioned they wish to view physique digicam footage of Fuentes’ arrest to make sure police protocol was adopted. His attorneys have additionally questioned the validity of his confession and the DNA outcomes tying him to the crime.
He’s being held on $2 million bond, in response to the Franklin Court docket Municipal Court docket.
