A Newton man faces a possible life sentence in prison after Houston County Sheriff’s deputies arrested him on charges he raped a 12-year-old girl more than once over the last two months.
Court records show detectives arrested Jorge Luis Lopez Zuniga, 20, of Pine Acres Drive, late Friday and charged him with two felony counts of first-degree rape and first-degree sex abuse.
According to the Houston County Jail Web site, Zuniga was booked into the facility just before 7 p.m. Friday on the three felony charges. Court records show he’s being held without bond, which was set by Houston County Circuit Court Judge Brad Mendheim.
Court records also show Zuniga was charged with the rape of the Newton girl between Dec. 1, 2009, and Jan. 16, 2010, along with an additional similar offense on Jan. 16, 2010. A detective also charged Zuniga with forcible sex abuse of the same girl on Jan. 16, 2010.
Zuniga faces 10 to 99 years or life in prison for each of the first-degree rape charges, if he’s convicted of each of the class A felony crimes. He also faces one to 10 years in prison if he’s convicted of the class C felony crime of first-degree sex abuse.
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