An 18-year-old man from Abilene, Texas who was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on Monday is under a $100,000 legally sufficient bond on the charge of Rape of an individual under the age of 14.
A warrant was issued on March 6 of this year for Santiago Vladimir Mooroquin Monterrosa based on an affidavit for warrant filed on that date by detective Sandy Glover of the Fort Smith Police Department.
(Today in Fort Smith was able to obtain information for this story because a redacted copy of that affidavit was still viewable on Arkansas Court Connect this morning. noon. Sebastian County Prosecutor Dan Shue entered a motion to seal on March 6, 2024 at 9:55 am. and as of today it was still accessible on Arkansas Court Connect. While TIFS will not provide a link to the affidavit to protect the identity of the victim you can access the Motion to Seal paperwok by clicking the link below.)
According to that affidavit, Monterrosa touched and inserted his finger into the vagina of a seven-year-old female relative on at least two occasions. The first occasion was while the girl was in kindergarten and the second occurred at a later date.
The child told her mother during a bathtub session on January 30 of this year that her privates hurt because Monterrosa had been touching her.
A sexual assault examination was performed on the child and the examiner noted redness on the child's vagina.
The child also reiterated that the attacks occurred after her mother had gone to work and that Monterrosa told her to be quiet and not to tell anyone that he had touched her. The child also made a victim statement saying that she told Monterrosa to stop each time he had contact with her.
Monterrosa is scheduled to appear in Sebastian County Circuit Court on July 3 at 9am for his initial appearance on the charge.
