Angel Lopez, 19, is dealing with a lot of costs — together with kidnapping and sexual abuse of a minor — after an incident at his Philadelphia dwelling again in March. He appeared in courtroom this week for a preliminary listening to in his case, in response to WTAE.

Based on the Westmoreland County District Attorneys Workplace, Lopez and the sufferer had been speaking over TikTok for 4 days, with the woman claiming the suspect requested her to ship express photos.

He then allegedly organized for her to come back to his place in Philadelphia. Per prosecutors, he paid for an Uber to select her up in her hometown of Greenburg and drive her to town.

Lopez additionally allegedly informed the woman to “depart behind a word that acknowledged she was operating away from dwelling and informed her household to not search for her” — and mentioned he’d kill himself if she did not go to. Authorities claimed he informed her to not deliver any digital units together with her, texting, “I would like you to go away no hint behind.”

Based on the prison grievance, the sufferer mentioned Lopez instantly began making sexual superior towards her within the elevator. Then, as soon as contained in the residence, she claimed he informed her to show off her telephone, provided her medicine within the type of a weed pen and sexually assaulted her. Prosecutors say the suspect “informed the sufferer to bathe to scrub his DNA off of her.”

When she mentioned she wished to go away, he allegedly informed her, “They will not be capable of discover you anyway” — a remark which she discovered “regarding,” Det. Sgt. Justin Scalzo, with Greensburg Police mentioned in a press convention.

“That really prompted the sufferer on this case to drag out strands of her hair and attempt to depart them across the residence,” Scalzo added, “saying that later that if if no person discovered her, possibly they might a minimum of discover her her DNA.”

Based on the DA, the sufferer was in a position to escape the residence “after she heard somebody exterior within the hallway and believed it was her technique of attending to security.” At this level, she had been reported lacking, police pinged her cellphone and located her in Philadelphia — earlier than transporting her to a station close by till her household arrived.

Prosecutors say investigators discovered an “exorbitant variety of messages exchanged between the sufferer and the defendant, together with graphic movies.”

He’ll be again in courtroom on Might 14, per WTAE.

If you’re experiencing or witness youngster abuse, name the Childhelp Nationwide Little one Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Little one or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. Should you imagine a toddler is in speedy hazard, name 911.