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Rape Suspect Arrested in San Mateo

By Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P] / Bay City News

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office arrested a man in connection with several sex crimes.

Miguel Mendez-Marin, 21, was arrested on suspicion of rape, sodomy of a minor under 16, sex with a minor under 16 and obstructing and/or resisting an officer, officials said.

They also said detectives launched a sexual assault investigation in May when they learned that Mendez-Marin had been involved in a romantic relationship with a 14-year-old boy in September and October 2020.

Agents said Mendez-Marin had unlawful sexual intercourse with the minor and forcibly raped the victim against her will in a separate incident.

On Wednesday, detectives attempted to arrest Mendez-Marin at his home in San Mateo, but he resisted. He was eventually arrested and jailed.

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Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz
Editor-in-Chief of Peninsula 360 Press. A communicologist by profession, but a journalist and writer by conviction, with more than 10 years of media experience. Specialized in medical and scientific journalism at Harvard and winner of the International Visitors Leadership Program scholarship from the U.S. government.

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