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Alexandria man released after alleged attempted aggravated sexual battery at Thanksgiving party

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A 27-year-old Alexandria man is out on bond after being arrested for the attempted aggravated sexual battery of an incapacitated woman during a Thanksgiving party.

The party was held on Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) in an apartment in the 5600 block of Derby Court.

The suspect was allegedly found exposed below the waist lying next to an incapacitated woman in bed in a room. There were also four young children in the room, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

The mother of the children walked into the bedroom to find that the woman’s blankets and clothing were removed to reveal her buttocks, according to the search warrant affidavit.

The mother told police that she screamed at the suspect, “and he jumped up, put his penis back into his pants, and ran from the room,” according to the search warrant affidavit.

Police woke the victim with a sternum rub, and she said that she became drunk from whiskey and in bed was “unaware of anything happening around her,” according to the search warrant affidavit.

The victim also told police that she’d never met the suspect before that day.

Jacinto Raymundo De Paz was held by partygoers until police arrived, according to the search warrant affidavit.

Raymundo De Paz was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and attempted aggravated sexual battery. He was released that same day on a $2,000 unsecured bond, was rearrested on Dec. 10 for the charge of attempted aggravated sexual battery and then was released on Dec. 16 on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond.

The crime is a Class 6 felony, punishable by at least one year in jail, and up to five years and a fine of not more than $2,500.

Raymundo De Paz goes to court on March 21.

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