A girl of ten years of age, who she was pregnant after being raped, was forced to move out of state, Ohio, to undergo an abortion after repeal of the right to abortion at the federal level by the US Supreme Court, a police officer cited by US media confirmed yesterday.
The tragic case, which was revealed by a gynecologist in Indiana, was mentioned on Friday by US President Joe Biden, amid the anger expressed by many in the US over the Supreme Court's decision. "Imagine if you were a ten-year-old child," he said indignantly.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost — whose state quickly moved to ban all abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy, when most women still don't know they're pregnant — initially expressed doubt that the case it is real. "It looks like a made-up story," argued the Republican-elect.
The police of Columbus, however, proceeded yesterday Tuesday to suspect arrest and, during his first appearance before a judge yesterday Wednesday, police officer confirmed the details of the tragic case, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch newspaper.
Officer Jeffrey Hahn told the court that the victim's mother was informed on June 22 by the local child protection agency that her daughter was pregnant and then the service notified the police.
The girl she had an abortion on June 30, or visit its neighboring Indiana, where operations of this nature remain legal. The remains of the fetus underwent genetic testing to confirm a link to the suspect, the police investigator added.
According to documents consulted by AFP, Gerson Fuentes, 27, faces criminal charges of "rape of a minor under the age of 13” allegedly committed on May 12. He is being held in Franklin County.
According to APE-MPE, when contacted by the agency, Columbus police did not want to make any comment.
After the Supreme Court decision, approx ten conservative states banned abortion in their state. Another sixteen are expected to follow suit soon. Most have exceptions to protect the life of the pregnant woman — but not always in cases of rape or incest.
Yesterday, Ohio's Republican attorney general issued a statement rehashing the "fabricated" story: Mr. Yost expressed his "pain" for what the child suffered and his "gratitude" to the police that there is "one less rapist on the street." .
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