17 year-old Purdy student charged with rape
Pator-Gomez
April 29, 2015
Charlea Mills
A 17-year-old Purdy student is being charged as an adult for allegedly raping a 14-year-old in the teacher’s lounge earlier this month.
Wilder Francisco Pastor-Gomez was arrested on Wednesday, April 22, for the crime that allegedly occurred on April 6. According to an affidavit of probable cause written by Purdy Police Chief Jackie Lowe, Pastor-Gomez assaulted the girl in the teacher’s lounge of the school and that the security camera showed the two entering the teacher’s lounge together.
It stated that the girl told the school’s nurse, Sarai Salazar, that he forced her to have sexual intercourse against her will. Lowe also said that a witness interrupted the assault and saw the suspect with his pants down and the victim unclothed.
During an interview at the Children’s Advocacy Center, the victim described the event in detail and said that Pastor-Gomez told her to pull her pants down at least three times.
Dr. Steven Chancellor, Purdy Schools superintendent, released the following statement:
“On April 9, 2015, Purdy High School administrators heard rumors concerning a serious act of alleged student misconduct.
“The administration conducted a prompt investigation and removed the alleged perpetrator from school. At that time, school officials made a hotline report and notified law enforcement. The District also is taking action to assist the alleged victim and her family. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement in their criminal investigation. The District takes the welfare and safety of its students very seriously and deeply regret that one of our students appears to have been abused by another student on school premises. School officials and staff are reviewing what transpired to determine what steps, if any, can be taken to minimize the reoccurrence of such misconduct.”
Pastor-Gomez is being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $15,000 cash-only bond on charges of rape in the 2nd degree.
Charlea Mills
A 17-year-old Purdy student is being charged as an adult for allegedly raping a 14-year-old in the teacher’s lounge earlier this month.
Wilder Francisco Pastor-Gomez was arrested on Wednesday, April 22, for the crime that allegedly occurred on April 6. According to an affidavit of probable cause written by Purdy Police Chief Jackie Lowe, Pastor-Gomez assaulted the girl in the teacher’s lounge of the school and that the security camera showed the two entering the teacher’s lounge together.
It stated that the girl told the school’s nurse, Sarai Salazar, that he forced her to have sexual intercourse against her will. Lowe also said that a witness interrupted the assault and saw the suspect with his pants down and the victim unclothed.
During an interview at the Children’s Advocacy Center, the victim described the event in detail and said that Pastor-Gomez told her to pull her pants down at least three times.
Dr. Steven Chancellor, Purdy Schools superintendent, released the following statement:
“On April 9, 2015, Purdy High School administrators heard rumors concerning a serious act of alleged student misconduct.
“The administration conducted a prompt investigation and removed the alleged perpetrator from school. At that time, school officials made a hotline report and notified law enforcement. The District also is taking action to assist the alleged victim and her family. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement in their criminal investigation. The District takes the welfare and safety of its students very seriously and deeply regret that one of our students appears to have been abused by another student on school premises. School officials and staff are reviewing what transpired to determine what steps, if any, can be taken to minimize the reoccurrence of such misconduct.”
Pastor-Gomez is being held in the Barry County Jail in lieu of a $15,000 cash-only bond on charges of rape in the 2nd degree.
