Gerson Fuentes arrested in the rape of an Ohio girl led to Indiana abortion & International attention.

A man was charged with impregnating a 10 y-o Ohio girl.

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Whose travel to Indiana to seek an abortion led to international attention & became a flashpoint in the national furor.

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All abortions after the detection of fetal cardiac activity became illegal in Ohio last month after the high court's ruling.

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The story of a young girl traveling across state lines to receive an abortion – first reported by the Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network – quickly went viral.

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The account became a talking point for abortion rights supporters, including President Joe Biden, and some opponents and news outlets criticized the story as unproven.

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The criminal charges and testimony Wednesday confirm the disturbing story.

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Gerson Fuentes, 27, was arrested Tuesday.

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After police said he confessed to raping the child on at least two occasions.

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He's charged with rape – a felony of the first degree in Ohio – and is held in the Franklin County jail on a $2 million bond.

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The child's mother reported the girl's pregnancy to Franklin County Children Services on June 22.

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The girl underwent a medical abortion in Indianapolis on June 30, Huhn said.

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