FIVE ACCUSED OF RAPING GIRL THEY MET ONLINE

PFMLIT General, INTERNET OFFENDER CASES, TEXAS

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Timothy Oliva, 19, Mehul Modi, 22, Timothy Sankey, 25, Michael Wayne Ruiz, 20, and Marques Romo,19, are charged with aggravated sexual assault, a first degree felony that carries a maximumpenalty of 99 years to life. The five began chatting with a 12 year old girl over the Internet inDecember. They persuaded her to meet them and then allegedly each of them had sex with her. Policewould not say if they believed the girl was forcibly attacked or had consensual sex with thesuspects.