13-year-old pulled out the hair to leave DNA certificate at home for alleged attacks

Police say a 13-year-old girl pulled out her own hair to submit her DNA certificate at a 19-year-old man who is said to sexually attacked her.

Angel Lopez, 19, is accused of attracting the girl through conversation on TikTok for four days, said Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office in a statement March 27th. Lopez then paid for his Uber trip from Westmoreland County, PA., To Philadelphia, where he is alleged to attacked her in his home after offering her drugs.

Lopez appeared in court on Thursday, April 10 for a preliminary hearing after his arrest, reports Wtae.

Lopez was accused of “kidnapping a minor, human trafficking, involuntary deviation of sexual intercourse from a person less than 16, illegal contact of a minor, involvement of child custody, statutory sexual abuse, aggravated undue abuse against a child, sexual abuse of a child, corruption.

The girl told the police that he said, “they will not be able to find you anyway,” according to the criminal complaint, according to WTAE. After the victim was attacked, the defendant said she would show “to wash her DNA from her,” said DA’s office.

According to the criminal complaint, the girl told the police that she left the strings in her hair around Lopez’s bedroom so that her DNA could be found, reports, reports Wtae.

“He had mentioned to her that no one would ever find her,” that. Sgt. Justin Scalzo from Greensburg, PA. The police department said at a press conference on March 27 Per Wtae. “And it was about. And it actually got the victim in this case to pull out the hairs and try to leave them around the apartment and said that if no one found her, maybe they could at least find her DNA.”

Scalzo prepared that Lopez is said “didn’t want her to take any electronic devices with her to Philly. And then a text message said:” I want you to leave no traces behind. ”

Lopez replaced 1,862 printed pages with messages with the girl for four days. The victim later told the police that their relationship became sexual through explicit messages before the assault, and she expressed concern about going to Philadelphia. When she shared her doubts with Lopez, he threatened to kill herself if she didn’t go to meet him, KDKA news reports, with reference to the criminal complaint.

Per then the victim was reported by his family on March 14. The police were able to ping her phone to a place near Lopez’s apartment.

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Lopez remains in custody in Westmoreland County prison. His next court date is May 14.

If you or someone you know has been attacked sexually, please contact the national hotline for sexual abuse of 1-800-656-Hope (4673) or go to rainn.org.