According to prosecutors, members of the US Air Force stationed at NATO base in Italy sexually assaulted a drunken teen and fled to the United States to avoid seven years in prison.
Now the Italian government wants to get him back so he can be put behind the bar.
Alexis Miguel Bodden was convicted of worsening gangbang in an Italian court in 2015. Philadelphia Federal Court states unsealed delivery request on Tuesday.. The origin of the incident can be traced back to February 2, 2011, when Bodden, who was stationed at the Aviano Air Force Base at the time, “hosted MG, Andres, then 15 and 17 years old.” “Basquez, in his apartment” in nearby Pordenone, Italy.
Bodden, 27, “provided MG with alcoholic beverages and brought her sexual progress, but she refused.” Colombian citizen Basquez had previously dated MG. The delivery request explains.
“When MG got drunk, Basquez took MG to Bodden’s bedroom, where she undressed before having the agreed sex,” Filing continues. “While Basquez and MG were having sexual intercourse, Bodden entered the room, Basquez set aside, and Bodden began to rape MG. Ignored her plea for suspension and efforts to leave. Bodden While raping MG, MG heard Basquez and Bodden laugh and talk about her being drunk. “
According to Filing, MG dressed up and left Bodden’s apartment after the attack was over. An unnamed bystander told police officers crying that MG had been raped. MG was treated at a local hospital and called the police. She gave the investigator Bodden’s name and address and explained that she knew him because of his friendship with her ex-boyfriend Basquez.
The next day, Bodden was arrested by Italian police. He admitted to “having sex” with MG, but claimed that it had reached an agreement.
“The court dismissed this defense as’unfounded’and determined that statements from the victim and individuals who were in contact with the victim immediately after the incident were consistently inconsistent with the version of Bodden’s case. “The delivery request states. “The court also found that Bodden’s act of forcing minor victims to drink significant amounts of alcohol was an exacerbating factor, leading to his conviction and seven years’ imprisonment.”
According to Filing, Bodden was tried by a defense lawyer at Aviano base and attended all proceedings until mid-May 2013. However, he never appeared in court and was convicted of absentia.
Basquez Convicted in 2019 for participation in rapeHe was convicted of robbery in 2012 and sentenced to 32 months in prison and an additional 26 months in prison.
Bodden, now 38 years old, On November 5, he was arrested by the United States Marshals Service in Allentown, Pennsylvania... Kathleen Gauguin, a lawyer appointed in his court, did not respond to the Daily Beast’s request for comment.
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