Hall County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have charged a Gainesville man with rape and furnishing alcohol to a minor following a crime that occurred in late May off of West Ridge Road.
Jose Tomas Pedro, 21, of Gainesville, was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies on Thursday, June 11, at approximately 2:45 p.m. at Hall County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters.
Deputies received the initial call about the rape on Sunday, May 31, at approximately 10:45 a.m. and responded to Northeast Georgia Medical Center where the victim, a female juvenile, was being treated.
According to the initial investigation, the victim met Pedro through interactions on social media. A relative of Pedro drove him to pick the victim up in her neighborhood and dropped the two off at Pedro’s residence on Georgia Avenue where he provided her alcohol and sexually assaulted her during the early morning hours of May 31.
Pedro’s relative drove the victim back to her neighborhood later in the morning, unaware of what had occurred. The relative does not face charges at this time.
The case remains under investigation by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
Pedro remained in the Hall County Jail without bond on Monday morning, June 15.
