Honduran sentenced in rape (Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland.com / Ohio Crime News)
A 25-year-old illegal alien from Honduras was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping a woman this spring inside a Cleveland bar. Elvis Torres, who authorities said had been administratively deported from the United States twice, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping after he raped a 28-year-old woman inside a bar in the 3800 block of Denison Avenue in April. The rape was captured on a video camera inside the bar. Prosecutors said Torres came to the Cleveland area after he met a woman while he lived in Florida. He was a carpenter and worked other odd jobs. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell also sentenced Torres to be classified as a Tier III sex offender with lifetime reporting requirements. He was sent to the Lorain Correctional Facility and will be formally deported to Honduras when he is released.
