Man wanted in Conn. rape case found in Caribbean
SIMSBURY, Conn. --Connecticut authorities say a former Simsbury High School student has been arraigned on sexual assault charges after fleeing two years ago to his father's home in the Caribbean.
Nineteen-year-old Marc Ayala appeared in Enfield Superior Court on Tuesday. He is being held on a $160,000 bond and is set to return to court on Sept. 23.
Simsbury police say Ayala sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl he knew in 2006, when he was a 17-year-old high school senior, and then moved to St. Croix.
Authorities say they caught Ayala on Aug. 19 as he tried to board a flight from St. Croix to Florida. Police say homeland security officials checked his name and found he was wanted in Connecticut.
Ayala's lawyer calls the alleged incident a "consensual underage situation."
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Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com 