Hindsville man arrested for rape

PRAIRIE GROVE – Emanuel Ortiz-Gonzalez, 20, of Hindsville, was arrested Sept. 13 in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old girl that reportedly occurred May 18 at the Morton Hayfield Battlefield Overlook in Prairie Grove.

According to a preliminary report from Prairie Grove Police, the girl admitted to a sexual assault during an interview at the Child Protective Services Center. This was reported to Prairie Grove Police by the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Unit. Prairie Grove Police interviewed the girl on September 6.

The victim was 12 at the time of the alleged rape and said she met Ortiz-Gonzalez online, the report said. She said she left a relative's house in Prairie Grove at midnight, met the suspect at an unknown location and the suspect then drove her to the lookout point near Collins Drive.

According to the report, the victim said the rape occurred in the back seat of Ortiz-Gonzalez's truck. The victim said she asked the suspect to stop several times, but he did not stop. According to the report, the victim disclosed the assault to a counselor in July.

According to the report, Prairie Grove police questioned Ortiz-Gonzales at the Washington County Detention Center, where he was in custody on outstanding warrants from the Springdale Police Department. The suspect told police he knew the victim but had not met her outside of social media messages. He denied the allegation. He claimed he was being extorted but then told police he did not want to continue with the questions, at which point the questioning was terminated, according to the report.

Ortiz-Gonzalez was booked into the Washington County Detention Center on September 13. His admissions record shows he has an address in Springdale. He was released on September 17.