COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday after a woman who was looking to get a tattoo done by him at his home reported that he raped her, Franklin County Municipal Court records show.
According to court records, Mario Rodriguez Ibarra and the victim talked through Facebook on Aug. 22 after the victim expressed interest in getting a tattoo by him.
The victim told officers with the Columbus Division of Police that Ibarra and a male acquaintance of his picked her up from her home that afternoon and drove her to Ibarra’s house on the city’s east side.
The victim said while she was in Ibarra’s bedroom, he reportedly pulled out a handgun and pulled off her clothes. The victim said she was then raped, according to records.
Once Ibarra reportedly fell asleep, the victim told police she got dressed and walked outside of the house where she asked the male acquaintance for help.
The acquaintance called the police and waited with her until officers arrived. He told officers that while he was waiting for them to arrive, Ibarra walked outside and admitted to using a handgun to force the victim to have sex with him.
He appeared before a judge Saturday morning in Franklin County Municipal Court, who set his bond at over $750,000.
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