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Prosecutors: Rope, Tape Found In SUV Linked To Rapes

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KRISTA KLAUS

News Channel 8

Published: November 13, 2008

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  Rigoberto Morón Martinez

  Vincente Reyes-Carbajal

  Jose Walle

TAMPA - Nylon rope, black electrical tape and a condom were among items seized during a search of an SUV linked to the rape and kidnapping of two Apollo Beach restaurant workers, according to documents released today by prosecutors in Hillsborough County.

The evidence will likely be used in the case against Rigoberto Moron Martinez, Vicente Reyes-Carbajal and 13-year-old Jose Walle. The trio are charged with the Apollo Beach rapes on Aug. 15 as well as a similar attack at a St. Petersburg restaurant in July.

The evidence was listed among 300 pages of discovery typically shared among lawyers prior to trial. The documents also reveal that one of the Apollo Beach rape victims had duct tape in her hair when deputies found her along I-75 in Manatee County just hours after the rape. The women were held for several hours against their will and repeatedly sexually assaulted, then dumped along the highway, where they used a roadside phone to call for help.

Reporter Tom Brennan can be reached at (813) 259-7698 or tbrennan@tampatrib.com.

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