A Gainesville woman was raped by four men, and a 17-year-old male at a house in Haymarket, police said.
The victim passed out, and later woke up to find she had been sexually assaulted. The woman then went to a hospital.
Police release this statement:
Rape Investigation – On October 23rd at 6:35PM, detectives from the Special Victims Unit responded to investigate a sexual assault which was reported to have occurred in the 5300 block of Chaffins Farm Ct in Haymarket (20169) earlier that day. The victim, a 39 year old woman of Gainesville, reported to police that while she was visiting several known acquaintances at the above location, she was at some point incapacitated then sexually assaulted. The victim later woke up and responded to a local hospital where police were contacted. Following the investigation, detectives were able to identify all parties involved. All of the accused were subsequently located and arrested without incident.
Arrested on October 24th:
Pedro Agustin OROZCO ROTELA, 20, of 8517 Coronation Ln in Bristow
Charged with rape and aggravated sexual battery
Court Date: November 30, 2015 | Bond: Held WITHOUT bond
Arrested on October 28th:
Mehran SALEHZADEH, 24, of 8609 Centerton Ln in Manassas
Charged with rape
Court Date: November 30, 2015 | Bond: Held WITHOUT bond
Mohammed Hamza AL-BIRMANI, 18, of 5316 Chaffins Farm Ct in Haymarket
Charged with rape
Court Date: November 30, 2015 | Bond: Held WITHOUT bond
A 17 year old male juvenile of Haymarket
Charged with rape
Court Date: Pending | Bond: Held at the Juvenile Detention Center
Arrested on November 4th:
Aras BEYZADEH, 21, of 3173 Ranger Rd Apt 101 in Fairfax
Charged with rape and aggravated sexual battery
Court Date: November 30, 2015 | Bond: Held WITHOUT bond
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