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Prosecutors allege man drugged and raped Fashion Institute student who later died
Associated Press reports federal prosecutors say a man drugged and raped a Fashion Institute of Technology student, who died March 21.
The short version
- Federal prosecutors say Freire brought fentanyl to a dorm room March 18 and falsely called it cocaine; the student died March 21.[Associated Press]
- Freire, 19, and Peralta Cabrera, 18, are charged in a fentanyl conspiracy, and the student's friend also took the drug and nearly died.[Associated Press]
- Both men remain in federal custody without arraignment on the new indictment, and a third defendant pleaded guilty in September.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- A Fashion Institute of Technology student died after being drugged and raped, federal prosecutors said.[Associated Press]
- Prosecutors say Moises Freire brought fentanyl to the students' dorm room March 18 and falsely claimed it was pure cocaine.[Associated Press]
- The student's friend also took the drug and nearly died.[Associated Press]
- Freire, 19, of the Bronx, and Brian Peralta Cabrera, 18, of Queens, were charged in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.[Associated Press]
- A third defendant, Harry Rosales Pino, pleaded guilty in September to a narcotics conspiracy that resulted in death and serious injury.[Associated Press]
- If convicted, the two men face a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison and a possible life sentence.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- The rape and drugging allegations are prosecutors' claims, and the defendants have not been arraigned on the new indictment.[Associated Press]
- Neither woman was identified in court papers, and the university was named only by a defense lawyer during a prior hearing.[Associated Press]
Sources
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- A New York City college student died after being drugged and raped in her dorm, prosecutors sayAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press