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.
No regard for the constitution. No attorney and execution at the whim of the mob. Welcome to Morocco.
Don't bother trying to say I support rapists or evil deeds.
Comped? What is comped?
What a religion! The religion of peace. His prophet Mohamed married a nine year old little girl!
I'm not certain why it matters that I am a libertarian, or a Libertarian for that matter.
As to the question, you need to provide more information. Like for instance,,did he do it? Right now he is accused.
My comments concern the rights we possess. Like the right to a trial. If he has none, I have none. That's problematical for me.
After that, if he is guilty, we can chat about what the penalties should be for various crimes. I have no pity on the guilty. Particularly those of heinous nature.
The agent was having a field day with this...said he just read the article like 30 minutes before and then I called and he said "There is a lot to go on here..." we talked for about 25 minutes and he asked whether or not if I was willing to meet with them or not.
Can you imagine if I just nabbed a member of a cell? Christ...where's my 25 million and rope to hang him with??
By accounts elsewhere in the thread, the guy comes from money, and probably thinks that he can pull a "Kennedy".
It would be justice to assign him a female Public Defender recently immigrated from Israel
He has an EXTREME hatred for women with any freedom or that reject him. Also an EXTREME hatred for this country's policy against his "people", besides his training and everything else?? Anything else you might want me to add to this? Like him pulling a knife out on a co-worker and putting it to his neck when he made fun of the Saudi prince when in Texas?
I'm pretty sure that these people have the same rights while they are here. As to my own opinion, I'm not sure if that is the correct policy or not, I have heard (and made) thoughtful arguments on both sides.
Well then, no need for a trial?
He fits the M.O. for just about every middle eastern man's belief's out there. His family is trying to have the best DNA expert refute their findings..which were pretty much that he is done. He has refused to take the DNA test and is waiting on word from a family attorney. This story is now officially exploding. He has an EXTREME hatred for women with any freedom or that reject him. Also an EXTREME hatred for this country's policy against his "people", besides his training and everything else?? Anything else you might want me to add to this? Like him pulling a knife out on a co-worker and putting it to his neck when he made fun of the Saudi prince when in Texas?
Even if all of this is true, and I wouldn't debate it, it doesn't go to my point. I'm interested in my rights and the constitution, in this case, in all cases.
If he did it, he is a swine and whatever happens to him is deserved.
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