Illegal Immigrant arrested in rape of 13-year-old in park near school
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a Queens park last week, according to police.
Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi, a 25-year-old Ecuadorian who entered the U.S. illegally in June 2021, was picked up overnight after community members recognized him from a photo and video released by police, according to the New York Police Department.
Police said they restrained him, possibly with a belt, and roughed him up after he fought with his captors. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Inga-Landi waived his Miranda rights and told police he had a drug problem and had never done anything like this before, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny.
He was previously arrested in Eagle Pass, Texas, for entering the country illegally.
He also had three summonses in New York City and a domestic violence encounter with police that did not result in arrest.
Inga-Lani has been charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sex abuse, first-degree robbery, first-degree menacing, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful imprisonment and other crimes.