Julian Ames-Bonilla, 28, was arrested last month in Newberg, Oregon, after a parent reported their daughter had been allegedly sexually assaulted. According to a probable cause affidavit, the 13-year-old girl told police that Ames-Bonilla was the boyfriend of her friend, who was also 13. Ames-Bonilla is accused of grooming one girl and sexually assaulting the other.
Ames-Bonilla faces multiple charges, including two counts of rape, two counts of sodomy, three counts of sex abuse, and two counts of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. The affidavit states the alleged victim told investigators that her friend asked her to have sex with both her and Ames-Bonilla. The girl agreed, despite being underage and unable to legally consent.
During the alleged assault, the girl asked Ames-Bonilla to stop, but he refused. She then began to fight him off, prompting him to become upset and strangle her, according to the affidavit. At a detention hearing on Wednesday, the girl's father testified that his daughter has suffered from PTSD and has been in constant fear since the alleged assault.
Detective Nathan Toby provided further details during the hearing, stating that Ames-Bonilla began a relationship with one of the girls in October of the previous year, when she was 12. He reportedly met the girl on a dating app where she misrepresented her age as 20. Police had multiple encounters with Ames-Bonilla and the underage girl starting in December, including instances where they were found sleeping in his car and provided false information about their ages, names, and relationship.
In one reported incident, authorities were alerted after a bystander heard the youth crying, yelling about a miscarriage, and expressing suicidal thoughts. The girl's guardians informed investigators that she is autistic, has ADHD, and had developed a urinary tract infection and a sexually transmitted disease. Both police and the guardians had previously warned Ames-Bonilla to stay away from the girl.
The affidavit also alleges that Ames-Bonilla sent explicit pictures to the two girls and requested similar images in return. Judge David Rees, presiding over the detention hearing, expressed concern about Ames-Bonilla's alleged inability to cease victimizing the minors despite repeated warnings. The judge voiced fears that Ames-Bonilla might continue to target other children and suggested he has a "compulsion" to victimize young girls. It is currently unclear whether Ames-Bonilla has entered a plea.