The rape of a 10-year-old girl in the US unleashes a political storm: she had to travel to another state to have an abortion

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A 27-year-old man of Hispanic origin has been accused this Wednesday in the state of

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) of

, who later went to the neighboring state,

, to have an abortion, given that in his abortion is illegal.

The case has gained national relevance due to restrictions on abortion imposed by

after the Supreme Court revoked its protection in June, something that presumably would have led the girl to go to the neighboring state, although Ohio authorities say it would have been able to abort without having to travel.

The president of the United States, the Democrat Joe Biden, referred to the case in public last week to attack his Republican rivals, who control the state government in Ohio.

"Raped and six weeks pregnant at 10 years old. Already traumatized, she had to travel to another state. Imagine being that little girl," Biden said.

an illegal immigrant

The defendant and confessed perpetrator of the rape is

, who according to Immigration sources quoted by the conservative channel Fox News is a Guatemalan immigrant who

.

Fuentes - who confessed to the police to have raped the girl on at least two occasions - has been set a bail of two million dollars and is currently being held in the jail in Franklin County (Ohio).

After the Supreme Court revoked the legal protection of abortion, Ohio activated a law that was suspended and that prohibits most abortions after six weeks have passed or when the first heartbeat of the fetus is detected.

Although Democrats are using this case to attack Ohio Republicans over abortion restrictions, state attorney general

told reporters that the girl could have had a legal abortion in Ohio given the circumstances of her death. Their case.

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