In a New York City courtroom, onlookers were left in shock as prosecutors read out a transcript that revealed a suspect's confession to filming his own act of raping a 13-year-old girl, as reported by the New York Post.
According to Blaze News, the suspect, Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi, a 25-year-old Ecuadorian national who illegally entered the U.S. in June 2021, allegedly encountered two 13-year-olds, a girl and a boy, in Queens' Kissena Park last Thursday afternoon. Armed with a "large machete-style knife," Inga-Landi is accused of forcing the teenagers into a secluded, forested area of the park, where he allegedly bound the victims together and sexually assaulted the young girl.
At the crime scene, a water bottle containing DNA matching a sample provided by Inga-Landi for his 2021 immigration case was discovered by the police. Five days after the incident, Inga-Landi was apprehended in a citizens' arrest and subsequently handed over to the police. The suspect's physical appearance, including braces and a boar tattoo across his chest, matched the victims' descriptions and the images circulated by law enforcement.
Inga-Landi now faces 11 charges, predominantly felonies, including rape, predatory sexual assault, robbery, and kidnapping. During his arraignment on Wednesday, with visible scratches on his face, prosecutors had little difficulty persuading Judge Joanne Watters to deny him bail.
The turning point was the reading of a video transcript where Inga-Landi conversed with investigators. The details, as reported by the Post, were deeply disturbing. Inga-Landi not only confessed to the crime but also boasted about filming it. "I was nervous at first, then got comfortable and recorded it," he allegedly said on video, a statement that elicited audible gasps from the courtroom audience.
Inga-Landi also provided investigators with additional details about the incident from his perspective. He claimed to have found the victims engaged in "sexual relations" and admitted to stuffing a banana in the girl's mouth, presumably to silence her, before the assault. "I went to buy drugs, afterwards," Inga-Landi added, as per the transcript read by prosecutors.
In 2021, a judge had ruled that Inga-Landi had unlawfully entered the U.S. and ordered his deportation. However, it remains unclear whether he complied with this order. Given his history of border law violations and the current allegations of a brutal kidnapping and sexual assault, Assistant District Attorney Kasey Esposito urged Judge Watters to deny Inga-Landi bail. Esposito argued, "The brazen and brutal nature of this defendants actions are indicative of someone who does not follow the law, and who has no regard for anybody else, but himself, and he will not return to court."
Judge Watters concurred swiftly, denying Inga-Landi bail. Lisa Saltzman, Inga-Landi's public defender, did not request bail during the hearing but instead asked for medical attention for her client, which Watters granted.
Inga-Landi is due back in court on July 1, while the investigation into the alleged video recording of the rape continues. The case serves as a stark reminder of the potential dangers posed by illegal immigration and the importance of upholding and enforcing immigration laws to protect the safety and well-being of citizens.
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