Cory Alvarez, a Haitian national accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a Rockland migrant hotel, was arrested by ICE today, the Boston Herald has learned.
Alvarez, 26, was free on $500 bail after a Plymouth court did not honor a federal immigration detainer. Law enforcement sources say Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers now have him in custody.
He was arrested outside his house in Brockton “unbeknownst to our office,” the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said in an email to the Herald Tuesday afternoon.
“We came to court today prepared to move forward, and will continue to move forward with our rape case against Alvarez. This includes filing of a motion to compel his DNA,” the DA’s office added.
They also said Alvarez “was allegedly here as part of the Biden Administration Humanitarian Parole Program or Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans Program (CHNV).” They add the Biden administration has refused to answer questions about the CHNV program.
“We are prepared to return to court next Thursday,” the DA’s team ended with.
Alvarez is accused of raping a teen girl who police described in a report as “disabled,” but did not specify any specific disability. He has pleaded not guilty.
Alvarez and the alleged victim both lived at the Comfort Inn at 850 Hingham St. in Rockland, which has been converted to a migrant housing facility operating under both state and federal programs, according to prosecutors.
The Hingham Court clerk’s office instructed the Herald to email all questions concerning Alvarez. They sent back court papers listing he had been indicted to the superior court level.
Rockland Police responded to the hotel a little after 7 p.m. on March 13 after a desk clerk there called to report a rape, according to the police report.
“He raped me,” the girl would tell investigators from an examination room at South Shore Hospital, according to the police report. “I asked him to leave me alone but he didn’t stop.”
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