Posted on 06/13/2002 7:45:35 AM PDT by elcaudillo
A 30-year-old man who investigators say sexually assaulted an 11-year-old Marco Island girl, threatening to kill her during the rape if she told anyone about the attack, was arrested Tuesday night.
Marco police arrested Hicham Rhazouani of of 1786 Dogwood Drive, Marco Island, and charged him with sexual battery of a person under 12, burglary while armed and burglary with assault or battery. He was in custody Wednesday night at the Collier County jail on $200,000 bond, sheriff's officials say.
Police say the rape happened April 9 in the 1000 block of San Marco Road. The name of the victim isn't being published because of the nature of the case.
Arrest reports give this account:
Around 2:45 a.m., the girl said Rhazouani came into her room quietly and awakened her. She said she was half asleep and Rhazouani was whispering to her.
She said she could feel a small knife, which fit into his hand, held to her throat. He'd taken it from his rear pants pocket.
Before he raped her, he asked her how old she was and if she were a virgin. When the girl told him that she'd never had sex, he said, "It won't hurt. I'll be gentle."
He then sexually assaulted her, asking her where she went to school. He kept talking to her, trying to keep her quiet and threatening her by telling her he'd come back and kill her if she told anyone about the rape.
During the police investigation that night, officers learned that a white car had been seen across the street from the house. A Collier sheriff's K-9 tracking dog had picked up a scent in that area, between the girl's house and a house across the street.
Rhazouani had been chased out of the girl's house by a man who lived in the house, but Rhazouani got away, heading toward where the white car was parked.
Police questioned the owner of the house across the street, who said she rented to two foreign exchange students, whom she described as being from Egypt. Police earlier had learned that the girl's attacker was a man with an acdcent.
Last week, police interviewed a friend of Rhazouani who said Rhazouani was often out late at night drinking and hanging out at local bars and also stayed up late on the Internet. The friend also remembered seeing police at the girls home and said Rhazouani was at his home that night.
The friend's description matched that of the one given by the girl and the man who chased the suspect. Police interviewed Rhazouani who said he was staying at the house that night, that he would help and said he was "shocked that this could happen."
On Monday, police showed a photo lineup to the girl and the man who chased her suspected attacker,. Separately, each chose Rhazouani.
On Tuesday, police interviewed Rhazouani who was read his Miranda rights but who decided to talk to investigators.
He said he couldn't have committed the crime because of his religious belief. He was then told that his photo had been picked by the victim.
He then asked to confront them and prove that he is innocent. He kept declaring his innocence and when he was told there were bodily fluids that could be used to determine if he was the attacker, he stopped talking.
Rhazouani, a citizen of Morocco, said he wanted the government to provide him with an attorney and ended the interview.
Yes, but I'm not saying if that is the right one. And the Helen Thomas Cheerleader is definitely NOT the right one.
If it is a franchise hotel, if they had the money for the franchise, they could buy it like anyone else.
This is jogging a few of my old memory cells. I did some consulting for a smaller firm after I retired. They had discounts with Hiltons for us to stay and for business dinners.
I can remember now seeing their photo's of the hotel management staff and white collar workers in each check in area. They allways had a whole lot of Middle Eastern Guys working as management and as white collar workers in a lot of these high end hotels. What a great cover job if you were over here to learn the country and customs while training to be a future terrorist.
You might have to tell them there's a car chase in progress. They'll expect to spend at least two hours on your story.
Can't think of much to say, the rage is blinding me. Except perhaps, if someone were to form a new political party that made deporting all non-citizen Muslims a top priority, I would probably join.
That'd be a funny belief system if it did "cause" his crime.
He could have committed the crime "in spite" of his belief. Or, he could have committed the crime because of his lack of religious belief. I'd think it'd be the latter.
We need to put even more pressure on Congress - we CAN outshout the ACLU!!!
GO Ann Coulter!
I have business to take care of this AM but keep me updated on this you guys, I want to know what happens.
My Favorite Headache is a potential witness against some very powerful and wealthy people, people who don't play by our rules. The most important thing is that she keeps herself safe.
She's shared with us some general contours of the situation. The specific details should be memorialized, as I suggested, and MFH is already talking to the right people, giving them the details. What they do with the information is up to them, and suspect that they'll be acting on it relatively soon. At some point, I hope that MFH will tell us everything she knows, but right now, for her own safety, other than an overview to us, may well put her in danger.
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