A 33-year-old man tonight stands accused of raping an 18-year-old woman. She reported to police that sometime around 9:30 on Friday she got home to find out that there was a man identified as Mark Cardinez waiting there.
When she went into her room she claims the man followed her. She asked him to leave but he refused, and then raped her. In court today, Cardinez says that he in fact did have sex with the young woman but it was consensual. Despite his claim he was remanded to custody until July 14th.
