Jun 04, 2020

Kan. man accused in rape of runaway teen makes court appearance

Posted Jun 04, 2020 1:00 AM

Aguero-Hernandez

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man accused in the rape of a runaway teen made his first court appearance Tuesday, according to the Sedgwick Count District Attorney's office.

Gerardo Aguero-Hernandez, 26, Wichita, is charged with aggravated kidnapping, rape, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery, according to online jail records. He is jailed on a bond of $300,000.

Just before 1a.m. May 22, police responded to a rape report in the 1800 block of W. Pine Avenue in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson. 

A minor female who ran to that location and reported to a citizen that she had been sexually assaulted.

The investigation revealed that the juvenile ran from her foster home earlier in the day around noon. 

A suspect identified as Aguero-Hernandez contacted her as she walked along North Broadway and offered her a ride.  She accepted, but instead of being taken to the agreed-upon location, Aguero-Hernandez drove her to an area near Arthur B. Sim Park.  While in the vehicle, Aguero-Hernandez sexually assaulted and battered the girl, according to Davidson. She was able to escape the vehicle and ran to contact a citizen who called 911. 

Through further investigation, Aguero-Hernandez was identified subsequently arrested from a residence in the 2400 block of N. Woodland in Wichita.