SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man is behind bars, accused of raping a teenage girl whom he didn’t know.
Victor Rodriguez Escobar, 49, appeared in court Tuesday afternoon. The prosecutor told the judge he met the 17-year-old victim around 4:00 a.m. Monday, after the girl’s boyfriend kicked her out of his apartment.
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The prosecutor says Rodriguez Escobar invited her into his apartment, forced her onto a bed and raped her. He called the suspect a danger to the community and asked for bond to be set at $25,000 cash.
The public defender told the judge that a witness, who was outside the apartment, didn’t hear screaming or a struggle. However, he said the witness also told police he heard the girl ask for a glass of water. The attorney then told the judge it was, quote, “a bit odd.”…