5/30/24 Two Charged in Child Trafficking Case in FDL County
30 May 2024 News
Criminal charges were filed yesterday in Fond du Lac County court against a man suspected of attempting to kidnap and sexually assault a 12-year-old girl. Bond was set at $1 million cash each for 31-year-old Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia and 33-year-old Elia Antonio the victim’s mother. Rocha Mejia was arrested during a SWAT operation on May 19th after Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Town of Oakfield home. The girl showed up there after breaking away from Rocha Mejia who had her in a van was trying to tie her down, blindfold, and sexually assault her. According to the criminal complaint the victim’s mother claimed Rocha Mejia intimidated and threatened her into turning the girl over to him. When investigators interviewed her she told them she did not call 911 for help after her daughter got away from him. Both Rocha Mejia and Elia Antonio are in the country illegally. Preliminary hearings for both suspects are scheduled for June 7th. Rocha Mejia is charged with first degree sexual assault of a child, child enticement, strangulation/suffocation, and false imprisonment. Antonio is charged with trafficking of a child, failure to act on sexual assault of a child, and two misdemeanor counts of bail jumping. During the court hearing, using an interpreter, Rocha Mejia denied the allegations against him. (Fond du Lac County Jail photos).
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