THE FIRST CASE CONCERNING BERNALILLO COUNTY’S BACKLOG OF UNTESTED RAPE KITS IS THE FIRST TO LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS … AND IT’S A TURNING POINT.
TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD DAYQUAN TERNA AND 20 YEAR OLD REGINA GOMEZ ALLEGEDLY RAPED A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL IN 2016. AS A RESULT OF TESTING THE RAPE KIT, TERNA IS CHARGED WITH RAPING A MINOR AND RAPING A CHILD. GOMEZ FACES CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A CHILD AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE CHARGES.
KOB TV REPORTS THE CRIME IS BELIEVED TO HAVE INVOLVED ALCOHOL AND A CELL PHONE USED TO RECORD VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT.
