OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A former College of Central Oklahoma soccer participant was arrested final week for allegedly raping a girl.
Twenty-six-year-old Alexander Figueroa was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Middle on April 22. He’s being held on a $500,000 bond.
In keeping with court docket paperwork, a girl was leaving her job on the Feria Latina Grocery store when she was stopped by a person in his automotive.
“She indicated that he appeared like a pleasant particular person, appeared like a pleasant particular person, so she voluntarily acquired into the automotive with him,” stated Grasp Sgt. Gary Knight, with the Oklahoma Metropolis Police Division.
Investigators say it wasn’t lengthy earlier than she realized the person was not driving within the course of her residence.
Courtroom paperwork say Figueroa allegedly took her to a 7-11 at NW sixteenth and Meridian and compelled her to have intercourse with him whereas strangling her.
Finally, Figueroa allegedly let her depart the automotive. She then referred to as police and went to the hospital, the place investigators collected her attacker’s DNA.
“Not too long ago, we obtained a CODIS hit on him, that’s a DNA affirmation of who this particular person is. With out the CODIS database, we might by no means have came upon who this particular person was,” stated Knight.
This rape accusation is just not Figueroa’s first.
Earlier than coming to UCO, he performed soccer for the College of Miami, the place he and one other participant had been kicked out after being accused of raping a 17-year-old woman.
As a result of the sufferer selected to not testify in court docket, Figueroa was allowed to enter a pre-trial diversion program, the place he would full group service and counseling.
In 2017, he transferred to UCO to play soccer. The college knew of his felony historical past when accepting him.
KFOR reached out to UCO, who confirmed Figueroa did attend the college from 2017 to 2018, however wouldn’t reply questions on why he was allowed to attend or what present insurance policies exist to maintain college students protected.
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