Man pleads guilty to rape of girl, 10
Jose Abel Zelaya-Ascencio
A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty in Prince William Circuit Court on Monday to raping a 10-year-old girl.
Jose Abel Zelaya-Ascencio, of no fixed address, was charged with raping the girl at her family’s home in the 7500 block of Alleghany Court on Oct. 22, 2007.
According to court testimony Monday, the girl was awakened at 5:35 a.m. that morning when Zelaya-Ascencio broke into the house and went into her bedroom.
The girl, who was home alone with her 7-year-old brother, said she tried to get away, but Zelaya-Ascencio overpowered her and raped her, police said.
The girl told police that her attacker wore a bandanna over his face, but she suspected it was Zelaya-Ascencio, who had rented a room at her house prior to the incident.
Zelaya-Ascencio denied being at the house that morning and being involved in the rape, but DNA evidence linked him to the crime scene, police said at the time.
Prosecutors are recommending that Zelaya-Ascencio be sentenced to 20 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, and 10 years of probation.
His sentencing hearing is set for March 6.
Zelaya-Ascencio is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador and could face deportation, officials said.
Staff writer Amanda Stewart can be reached at 703-878-8014.
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Oh oh now the troll defense by a lying Pubbie. Just admit you lied by saying i said anything about political affiliation first. Desperate to win any argument or contest for that matter aren’t you? LOL Chris Cummings
I proved you lied. Now you are just a spaming troll.
You lost me at your first lie or is that just your political style Pub. LOL Chris Cummings
Typical criminal thinking. Attack others without proof and make excuses for your own behavior with minimization and denial.
You made lying fair game when you had your initial lie. Typical Pub. LOL Chris Cummings
You encourage acts that endanger the lives of correctional oficers.
You lied when you claimed, “This thread is over, game, set, and match.“
Then you made more comments. If you say it is over, you made that a lie by two messages and muliple paragraphs in response.
In one sentence, you lied. LOL Chris Cummings
You gave up when you said the thread was over. Regurgitating the same minimizations and denial do not constitute a rational response or a logical argument.
K) You made mention that you were a Republican in prior statements to G) thus making it open game.
L) This means what to me?
M) I never once disagreed with due process, however both defendants deserve the death penalty as far as i am concerned. I do respect the law but not when it comes to weak sentences like the one for this child rapist, i am not aware of the other individuals length of sentence or of his reformation. Then again the recidivist rate for animals like this is high. You can tell them these things are wrong, but can you know what they are thinking inside or what they truely believe in?
N) So you believe as a private citizen it is your duty to expose a prisoner to harm?
O) See N above for the tie in to public safety.
P) Of course you get to voice “your” opinion under the First Amendment, does not mean i have to agree with it or that it is right.
Q) You are deluded if you think i am not in the middle in fact you sounded pretty deluded when you said you were so far to the right of me that you were coming up on the left. Now that was clearly a mistake i hope.
R) Islamic (Mosaic) law was not the subject here
S) If you read your Bible, of course that means interpreting it properly as well, you would find many working examples of an “eye for an eye” I do understand that David murdered an individual and engaged in adultery and he will be answering to the Lord for that one.
T)Yet in the 1920’s you still had to be asked who you were, where you were going, where you were from, checked for disease, etc. A form of identification in my book. Either way you look at it the laws on the books regarding illegal immigrants are there and you call yourself a lawful citizen in regards to this you should be ashamed considering that many millions have followed the rules and waited patiently in line for legal entry. I agree with you on what the US government did to the Cherokees and other Native Americans of the US. It was very wrong, i may be of some Indian descent as well, however i do respect the law as it has become more equal for all.
U) Ditto for you as well. Remember K) in particular and the laws regarding illegal immigration in general.
V) Public information can be just as damaging as confidential information especially if not everyone is aware of the subject or subject matter.
W) N/A
X) Highly inappropriate? How was it offensive? Was it vulgar? Did it use hateful language? If you are Catholic i do apologize but priests having sex with altar boys is a serious problem in the Catholic Church that Bishops, Cardinals, other priests and high ranking churc officials have covered up and or paid off. All joking aside of course.
Y) Of course we should build fences, electrified as well, guard dogs and more troops to guard them, since the best of the worst element likes to sneak into the US.
Z)No need to be a mind reader here especially since you know he will either kill or rape again. Better to let society as a whole take care of him. Read what you want into that. In addition he should have never been here in the first place.
I agree you have not made a logical argument about the original subject matter of this thread, case closed, but always open in your mind.
LOL Chris Cummings
K.) You said conservative and that is a political term (See G)
L.)I dealt with my reasoning in regard to the AB and the Defendant in this case was never adjudicated in court.
M. I do not believe you understand anything about the job of a peace offiicer or correctional officer. I said nothing about setting anyone free. I refered to due process more than once.
N.Since the information is public knowledge, it would not be an issue, but I never asked them. I do not have to. I am a private citizen and retired.
O.) I believe in public safety.
P.) I am a native citizen of the U.S. and a Vietnam Vet. I think I get to give my opinion on any subject by right of the first amendment, except things like yelling “fire” in a theater.
Q.) You are deluded about being in the middle.
R.)What most believe was not the subject. Islamic (and/or Mosaic) law was the society you referred to.
S.) You have no idea of how “Eye for and eye worked” and that certainly is not the report of scripture that it worked well. Moses murdered an Egyptian. David engaged in adultry.
T.) The defendant was not in the U.S. legally and there has been law refering to their rights since before you were born. Before the 1920s, there was no law that made any immigrant “legal” or illegal. My ancestors (Cherokee) were declared not to be citizens and did not have rights as on until the 1950s.
U.) When you cannot think of anything, you declare me wrong. That is why I have declared you “WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!“ repeatedly because your statements warranted it.
V.) The prisoner and the defendant are not patients of mine and I am not the kind of professional who is able to have confidentiality. Of course, there is also the fact that I have only mentioned PUBLIC information.
X.) Highly inappropriate and will be reported as such.
Y.) Reality is not your forte, but I would employ citizens to build fences before building more empty homes to promote employment.
Z.) I am not a mind reader or prophet. Neither are you.
You are correct. You have not made a logical argument yet.
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