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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Bernabe Juarez Marquez, 48, and Guadalupe Luycero Saenz, 21, were arrested early this morning and charged with sexual battery after allegedly gang-raping a woman they met at a bar.
The victim told an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy that she was drinking at Peppers Mexican Grill when she met the two men; she said they do not speak English, and she does not speak Spanish, so they communicated through Google Translate.
The victim said her roommate called her and said they were locked out of their apartment, so she asked the two men to drive her there because she was too intoxicated to drive. They drove to her apartment, where she gave her roommate her key, then they drove back to Peppers. She said Saenz became “handsy” on the drive, and he removed her shirt when they arrived at Peppers. She said he fondled her breasts aggressively and then removed her pants. She said she started screaming and was hit on the head with a bottle; the deputy noted that she had a golf ball-sized knot above her right eye.
She said Saenz raped her while Marquez watched, then Marquez raped her while Saenz held her down. She said Marquez also tried to anally rape her. She was able to kick the men and run for help.
Surveillance cameras at Peppers and law enforcement databases enabled deputies to find the two men at the Motel 6 nearby, where they were arrested.
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Post Miranda, Marquez reportedly said Saenz drove and he fell asleep in the back seat; he said he did not do or see anything.
Post Miranda, Saenz reportedly said they talked about sex on the way back from the victim’s apartment and that they both fondled her breast after she partially disrobed. He said she promised to get her friends to join, but she didn’t return and they left a few minutes later.
The arresting deputy noted that the two men are migrant workers and are not U.S. citizens.
Bail information is unavailable.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
