HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A rape suspect was sentenced to 22 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in front of her husband in 2023, according to FBI Houston.
According to FBI officials, Jose Luis Reyes-Martinez hid from police inside an innocent family’s home after a botched armed robbery of a Fiesta Mart in the Aldine area. Reyes-Martinez tied up both homeowners before sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint in front of her husband.
ABC13 covered the case before in 2024 in connection with the Houston Police Department’s scandal regarding sexual assault case investigations being suspended.
The victim had given police the suspect’s name, address, license plate, and even submitted physical evidence collected from her body, according to ABC13’s news partners at the Houston Chronicle.
The case stalled as HPD put it on hold because of staffing shortages.
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A year later, police say that Reyes-Martinez went on a crime spree and is accused of raping another woman.
Federal investigators said they were able to tie the two sexual assaults together because of the DNA evidence submitted from the first victim.
According to the FBI, Reyes was convicted of using a gun in a crime, stealing a vehicle, robbery, and re-entering the country illegally.
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