A 74-year-old man was charged on Friday, November 13, with sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, the island’s Department of Justice said. Justice Secretary Lourdes L. Gómez Torres identified the accused as Fernando Rosario García. According to a press release, the events occurred on August 8, 2025, when Rosario García went to the woman’s residence; the two knew each other from a senior center both attended.
The accused accompanied her home, where the woman began to feel dizzy and lost consciousness. When she woke, she was partially undressed while Rosario García was committing sexual acts against her, the release said. Prosecutor Luisberto Ramos Pagán, of the Arecibo prosecutor’s office, filed one charge of sexual assault against Rosario García under article 130(f) of Puerto Rico’s Penal Code.
Judge Rafael Lugo Morales, of the Arecibo Court of First Instance, found probable cause for arrest and set a global bail of $20,000. The accused was booked into prison. A preliminary hearing was set for November 25.
The investigation was handled by Agent Brenda L. Pérez Colón, assigned to the Arecibo Division of Sexual Crimes and Child Abuse of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau.