Rawson bricklayer accused of rape and kidnapping was under house arrest
Facundo Godoy García, with a history of homicide, was charged with sexual abuse, unlawful deprivation of liberty and assault. He was remanded in custody at Chimbas Prison.
New criminal case against man with history of violence in Rawson
According to tiempodesanjuan.com, Facundo Maximiliano Godoy García, a bricklayer from Lote Hogar 32 in Rawson, is facing a new criminal case for sexual abuse with penetration, unlawful deprivation of liberty, assault and threats, committed while serving house arrest.
Godoy García has a conviction of 6 years and 6 months imprisonment for simple homicide attempted and minor assault, handed down on 5 November 2020. He obtained supervised release on 29 May 2025 and completed his sentence on 23 June of that year. He also has a drug-related case on his record.
On 3 November, prosecutor Nicolás Alvo, from the CAVIG Special Investigation Unit, formalised an investigation into threats and aggravated minor assault on account of the family relationship and because gender violence was involved, against his partner, as well as assaults on his mother-in-law. Judge of guarantees Celia Maldonado ordered preventative custody in the form of house arrest, leaving the man detained at his home in Rawson.
Despite that measure, last Thursday a 26-year-old woman, mother of four children and in a situation of extreme vulnerability, filed a complaint against him for serious offences. According to her account to the prosecutor's office, on 7 November she arrived at the accused man's home after being invited by someone she knew through Facebook. There she shared a drink with Godoy García and another man, and shortly afterwards lost consciousness.
When she woke up, she was naked on a bed and the bricklayer was sexually abusing her. The victim stated that she had been given pills to drug her and that, before losing consciousness again, she heard the accused tell another person: "Go on, Seba, it's your turn."
The prosecutor's office maintains that Godoy García kept the woman locked in a room secured with a chain and padlock until 11 November. When the victim resisted another sexual attack, the man threw a hot object at her that caused a burn on one of her forearms. Finally, she managed to escape; she also reported death threats and an assault with a knife.
During the hearing, public defender Maximiliano Vedia represented the accused. Godoy García offered a different version: he claimed to have acted in self-defence because the woman tried to kill him, and denied drugging her and sexually abusing her.
Judge of guarantees Mabel Moya enabled the preliminary criminal investigation for six months, ordered the case to be joined with the one initiated on 3 November, and ordered six months of preventative detention. Godoy García was charged with sexual abuse with penetration, unlawful deprivation of liberty, assault and threats, and was transferred to Chimbas Prison.
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