HISPANIC ACTIVIST TONY YAPIAS, WHO CRITICIZED TRUMP'S COMMENTS ABOUT MEXICAN RAPISTS, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH RAPE.
SALT LAKE CITY – Well-known Hispanic activist Tony Yapias was charged with rape after he allegedly assaulted a woman who ended their four-year relationship a few months ago.
Yapias, 50, director of Proyecto Latino de Utah, was formerly charged in the 3rd District Monday with rape, a first-degree felony and evidence tampering, a class A misdemeanor.
According to court documents Yapias went to the woman’s home in South Salt Lake on March 21.
“The victim had terminated the relationship 10 days prior and had expressed strongly and repeatedly in text messages that the relationship was over and she did not want anything to do with the defendant,” court documents state.
The defendant was also aware of the victim’s immigration status. As part of the text exchange on March 21, court documents indicate, Yapias stated: ‘I’m at meeting about immigration with representatives from Washington D.C.’
When the defendant arrived at the victim’s home, court documents state, he went inside the victim’s home uninvited after she opened the door to confront him in the parking lot.
“The victim again made it clear she was not interested in continuing a relationship and did not want to engage in sex,” court documents state. “The defendant forced the issue and had sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent.”
A $250,000 bail has been set for Yapias. A court date has not been scheduled at this time.