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Therapy dog helps young girl testify against men (illegal aliens) who raped her

  • November 17th, 2009 8:15 am ET
Convicted rapists Morales Martin and Hernadez Monzalvo
Photo: Channel 6 News Orlando

On October 30, illegal aliens Juan Hernandez-Monzalvo, 25, and Richard Morales-Marin, 24, were found guilty by an Orange County, FL jury of kidnapping and sexual battery, along with other charges.

On February 5, 2009, the 11-year-old girl was walking to school when she was grabbed by the two Mexican nationals, who forced her into their car at knifepoint. They drove her to an abandoned house where both men took turns raping her.

Because of the girl’s young age and the severe trauma she has suffered, prosecutors brought a therapy dog into the courtroom to help calm her frayed nerves and allow her to testify against her brutal attackers.

The little girl never looked at her assailants, but locked eyes with the gentle Golden Retriever as he lay close to her, and described the ordeal to the courtroom.

“He grabbed my neck and put a knife to my throat,” she said.

She continued: “He told me to get in the car, I was crying. He told me if I didn’t he’d kill me.”

She said that when the pair was finished with her, they ordered her to put her clothes on and get back into the car. They drove her to another area and fled.

She said: “He told me to get out and they drove off really fast.”

The girl then knocked on doors throughout the neighborhood until finding someone to help her.

Sickeningly, one of the men, Morales-Marin, testified that he thought the little girl was a prostitute and that she went with them willingly. He claimed that he did not realize she was only a child until after he and his cohort had both raped her, when he noticed her small backpack.

Both men face up to life in prison and will be sentenced in January.

One of the rapists, Juan Hernandez-Monzalvo, had actually been previously deported to Mexico, but easily made his way back to Florida. He has been arrested many times for driving without a license.

Both Hernandez-Monzalvo and Morales-Marin are suspected of committing other sexual assaults in the area. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office say that DNA evidence has linked Morales-Marin to a recent rape near a local mall.

 

Comments (20)

  • by runester 9 months ago

    I cannot think of a better reason to legalize all of them! Yes, lets legalize all these mealy minded, backward, inbred illegal aliens and really make America a great country of which to be very proud!

  • by AmericanFreedom 9 months ago

    This is despicable. The government is also to blame since they refuse to enforce illegal alien laws or are lax. What needs to be done is to enforce 110 percent the illegal immigration laws AND to also build a WALL, as high as it is wide, along the border with Mexico. It should have barb wire and be electrified. In addition, border patrol guards should be increased, exponentially. Helicopter surveillance along the border should be part of ensuring the border is kept secure, once the "electrified/wall/"fence" is put into place. This will resolve many problems for our country.

  • by Reality 9 months ago

    Tall tree, short ropes, Problem Solved.

  • by June 9 months ago

    American Freedom you are correct. Out government is to blame. We can assume they approve of child rape and other crimes since they grovel and bow to the corrupt countries that urge their people to dishonor our laws. These people may have been born equal, but somewhere along the way they lost their humanity and became savage animals. My vote is for solitary confinement for the rest of their lives.

  • by Heidi 9 months ago

    And Obama and Janet Napolitano want amnesty for these weirdos.
    No thank you President Obama!
    Send them all home!

  • by Reality 9 months ago

    June- It's wonderful that you are an empathetic person; it's misplaced with these savages. Confining them is a waste of OUR tax money. If you are fundamentally opposed to capital punishment, perhaps Chain-Gangs would be acceptable? The National hero Sheriff Joe, has implemented them successfully.

  • by MadMommy 9 months ago

    In Mexico, the age of consent is 12. These guys are surely aware that their crime is illegal here in the US, but in Mexico, they probably routinely committed crimes like this and were never prosecuted. Now they face serious charges and should be sent to jail, but even jail in the US is too good for these guys. But clearly, that isn't enough to discourage them.

    Can't we build jails in Mexico to house these scumbags? Deport them to Mexico to live in prison there? Hell, it would be great to get all the criminals out of US jails and let them serve their terms out in jails in their country of origin. Why not?

  • by Reality 9 months ago

    MadMommy- Great idea! I actually heard that this was a gov't plan,but got shut down as it was a part of the old NAU before they renamed it the SPP. Of course, it can be revived...

  • by Abouthadit 9 months ago

    Life in prison is too good for those illegals. They took something from a child by force which can never be restored. Her life will never be the same. Capital punishment should be applied for this type of crime. Sad to say, perhaps we should provide our children with dye laden mace and instructions on how to use it. Tell me again why our borders are still a sieve?

  • by levotb 9 months ago

    Abouthadit is right! Both of these animals need to be hanged by the nearest tree. I'll pay for the rope.

  • by dharc 9 months ago

    Obama could use them at Acorn for his next re-elction bid.
    fine upstanding community organizers,walking into our towns and cities, looking for young girls to rape.

  • by Kathleen 9 months ago

    Once these savages are removed from society those elected/appointed officials, including council members, police chief and offices, mayor, etc., who allowed these animals to roam the streets should be charged with dereliction of duty and immediately removed from office. What a disgrace they are to this country and their office and how sad it is to confirm that those most entrusted to uphold and enforce our laws are those most guilty of violating our laws (aiding and abetting illegal aliens).

  • by Bobby 9 months ago

    Well sir, as the Ex-El Presidente of El Norte U.S.A. Jorge Bush used to say, "some of these people come here to work". Also, Sonodor Comrade Juan McCain, "Americans won't pick lettuce for fifty dollars an hour"-- like I guess the above two will. It's downright comforting to know, that we have such wise leaders, isn't it??

  • by go4gin 9 months ago

    One of the rapists, Juan Hernandez-Monzalvo, had actually been previously deported to Mexico, but easily made his way back to Florida. He has been arrested many times for driving without a license.

    Thanks for the secure borders, Nappy! /sarcasm off
    Obamination, Nappy, Pelosi ,Reid et al need to be charged for treason and. aiding and abetting

  • by PC Pete 9 months ago

    You people are racists and full of hate against brown people.

    Plenty of USA citizens commit this type of crime and worse.

  • by Bobby 9 months ago

    PC Pete, why do you hate Americans? We aren't talking about Americans doing crime. Americans always pay for their crimes. We don't know how many clowns like the above two are running around in this nation because of the many traitors we have in "govenment service" and the uncaring--like you.

  • by garyrose 9 months ago

    ANY CITY OR STATE THAT DOES NOT ENFORCE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION LAWS OF U.S.A.? NEEDS LARGE LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST THEM EACH AND EVERY TIME A ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DOES HARM OR DAMAGE TO ANYTHING REAL AMERICAN.AMBULANCE LAWYERS HOW ABOUT LAWYERS AGAINST MEXICO AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION??JUST AN AMERICAN TAXPAYING CITIZEN>>>

  • by Reality 9 months ago

    PC Pete- It's not about hate, it's about protecting our families from savages; and saving what's left of our Nation. To realize that any criminal from anywhere in the world can cross our border and do anything they want...

  • by Linda 9 months ago

    I have extracted excerpts from a story in Georgia. My attempt is not to distract from the horrors this young girl experienced…and will experience the rest of her life….BUT…to illustrate how willing our Federal and State governments are to silence these horrors. What should be even more frightening to you….ALL, NEWSPAPERS, NETWORKS AND CABLE NEWS MEDIAS ARE ACCOMPLICES IN HIDING THE HUGES NUMBERS OF RAPES, and MURDERS AND VEHICULAR HOMOCIDES which take place here in America on a daily basis. The so called “fair and balanced” Fox News must be placed in that category as well. It is irrefutable… the One World Order movement…using illegal immigration as tool to erase all borders, has unleashed the hand of death on our once civilized society. Once a country loses it borders…it is no longer a country.

    I hope you take time to open this link and read the story of Jordin Paulder, As you look at his young face…realize that since 9/11/2001 there have been in excess of 71000 murdere

  • by Reality 9 months ago

    Linda, all your statements are acceptable to those of US in the know; where's the link?

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