Gershon Fuentes

Gerson Fuentes, 27, was arrested and charged after a Columbus Police investigation sparked by reporting from Franklin County Children Services. Social workers ...

A man is charged with impregnating a 10-year-old Ohio girl whose travel to Indiana to seek an abortion led to international attention.

The only exception to Ohio's law is if the life of the mother is in jeopardy. Republicans, who hold supermajorities in both chambers of the state General Assembly, pledged to enact new abortion restrictions. If convicted, he should spend the rest of his life in prison." What I'm saying to you is there is not a damn scintilla of evidence." The number is probably an underestimate due to restrictions on public records related to allegations initiated by mandated reporters. The ruling triggered a cascade of state-level prohibitions, including in Ohio, where a "heartbeat" bill became law hours after the opinion was released. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost questioned the validity of the account during an appearance on Fox News this week. Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, penned an op-ed in the New York Post calling for more information about the account. The girl underwent a medical abortion in Indianapolis on June 30, Huhn said. Gerson Fuentes, 27, whose last known address was an apartment in Columbus , was arrested Tuesday after police said he confessed to raping the child on at least two occasions. The account became a talking point for abortion rights supporters, including President Joe Biden, and some opponents and news outlets criticized the story as unproven. Nearly all abortions after the detection of fetal cardiac activity became illegal in Ohio last month after the high court's ruling.

Gershon Fuentes, 27, who was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony rape the following day, is a undocumented Guatemalan immigrant who crossed into the US ...

Ohio legislators outlawed abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and the 10-year-old was “six weeks and three days pregnant,” according to her doctor. “I’m serious, just imagine being that little girl. The man charged with raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl in Ohio — forcing the child to cross state lines in order to get an abortion — allegedly entered the country illegally, according to a report.

A Columbus man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old Ohio girl who then had to travel to Indiana seeking an abortion after the Supreme Court overturned ...

newspaper was first to report on the case and arrest. The 10-year-old girl underwent a medical abortion in Indianapolis on June 30, the detective testified. "Justice must be served and (the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation) stands ready to support law enforcement across Ohio putting these criminals behind bars." Gerson Fuentes, 27, was arrested on Tuesday, according to Columbus police and court documents. "I am grateful for the diligent work of the Columbus Police Department in securing a confession and getting a rapist off the street," Yost said. Police were first alerted to the child's pregnancy in late June through a referral by a local children services department that was made by the 10-year-old's mother, Det. Jeffrey Huhn testified in Fuentes' arraignment on Wednesday.

Gershon Fuentes, 27, was taken into custody Tuesday after the girl's story made headlines.

"Every day that goes by the more likely that this is a fabrication," he told USA Today. "I know the cops and prosecutors in this state. Last month's 6-to-3 ruling reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, giving states the power to pass their own abortion laws. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? And shame on the Indianapolis paper that ran this thing on a single source who has an obvious axe to grind." Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion across the country. The girl was six weeks and three days pregnant.