Honduran mother, teens sue in Border Patrol agent's assault
Honduran mother, teens sue in Border Patrol agent's assault
Posted: Jan 01, 2016 3:52 PM CST
Updated: Jan 01, 2016 4:12 PM CST
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A mother, her teenage daughter and a teenage family friend have sued the United States government over the alleged sexual assault committed by a Border Patrol agent who later killed himself.
The three allege federal agencies should have stopped Esteban Manzanares before a March 12, 2014, attack in which he allegedly kidnapped and attacked the two girls.
The Brownsville Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1Oy3xvh) that the three women were Honduran immigrants who now live in Virginia, according to their lawsuit filed in December.
Manzanares allegedly tied one teenager to a bed and raped her. The woman was able to escape and eventually contact authorities, who stormed into the agent's apartment. They found the teenager tied down and Manzanares dead.
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http://www.ktre.com/story/30867444/honduran-mother-teens-sue-in-border-patrol-agents-assault