Oct 31, 2007 11:06 pm US/Central
Woman Sexually Assaulted By Driveway Repair Man
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (WCCO) ―
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Police say 32-year-old Yony Cuenca-Parra is charged with sexually assaulting her after trying to negotiate a price on resealing the driveway.
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She thought she was getting an estimate on driveway repairs and ended up being sexually assaulted in her own home.
Police say 32-year-old Yony Cuenca-Parra is charged with sexually assaulting her after trying to negotiate a price on resealing the driveway and he's not even supposed be in this country.
A Plymouth, Minn. neighborhood received advertising fliers which said they were from Tollefson Asphalt and Seal Coating. A woman contacted the number on the flier and police said Cuenca-Parra showed up last Tuesday to give her an estimate.
"He was able to gain entrance into the house by asking to use the restroom and some negotiations took place on the price of the estimate. During the course of this, at some point the suspect basically began to assault the victim. The victim was able to, basically, free herself," said Plymouth Police Sergeant Joe Gephart.
Police said he left the home and the victim called 911.
"Officers arrived and while en route they received a description of the suspect and the suspects vehicle. And actually drove right past him and they were able to make the arrest almost immediately," he said.
Investigators discovered that the suspect is a Mexican national who has been deported once before.
WCCO-TV learned that Tollefson Asphalt and Seal Coating no longer exists. The former owners said Cuenca-Parra briefly worked for them as a sub-contractor last year.
The owners, who were vacationing in Florida, said they feel victimized too because he apparently stole their name to help him assault a trusting woman.
"We just feel terrible. Our heart goes out to her first of all, and when reality sinks in you wonder what it's going to do to our name and business as well as what it does to her," said former owner Christine Tollefson.
Police advise that people do not do business with strangers who approach a home without doing a thorough check. Make sure the business has a permanent address and phone number.
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