A grand jury in Ohio has indicted the man accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion that became a flashpoint in the national debate over access to the procedure.
The 27-year-old defendant, Gerson Fuentes, was charged with two felony counts of rape in an indictment filed Thursday in county court in Columbus.
An attorney representing Fuentes did not respond to a request for comment.
The defendant’s arraignment is scheduled for Monday.
Rape
Fuentes confessed to raping the young girl at least twice, according to Columbus Police Department detective Jeffrey Huhn.
The girl also identified Fuentes as the man who impregnated her, police say….