Saturday, September 29, 2012

Teen says religious 'blessing' turned into rape

  TOMBALL, TX (KTRK) -- A teen says a friend who practices black magic promised to give her a religious blessing, but raped her instead.

The 17-year-old girl told Tomball police that Mario Munoz-Verudes told her she looked sick and needed a blessing. On September 23 the teen reportedly went to his home for the blessing.

Court documents state that Munoz-Verudes lit some incense in a bedroom, then forcibly raped the teen while muffling her screams. The girl told police that he threatened to put a curse on her if she told anyone what happened.

The girl's mother contacted police and a sexual assault examination was performed at Memorial Hermann Hospital. The teen told police that intercourse was not part of the blessing she expected to receive from Munoz-Verudes.

Court documents state that while performing a search warrant at Munoz-Verudes' home, they confiscated a Department of Immigration citation written on January 15, 2012, documenting his illegal status. The victim identified Munoz-Verudes from a photo.

Munoz-Verudes, 60, has been charged with sexual assault of an adult. Bail in the case has been set at $60,000. A roommate says he hasn't seen Munoz-Verudes since police came looking for him.

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