ALBUQUERQUE, NM---Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that Victor Gonzales was arrested late last night on charges of Kidnapping, Criminal Sexual Penetration, and Aggravated Battery stemming from a 2010 sexual assault. In 2010, the female survivor immediately reported to law enforcement that she was abducted and sexually assaulted by an unknown male. Although a Sexual Assault Examination Kit was completed after the incident, it remained untested for 8 years. After testing, the male DNA was entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and matched to a known sex offender, Victor Gonzales.

"We must protect our community from violent sexual predators," said Attorney General Balderas. "We will continue to fight for survivors of sexual violence to ensure that offenders are held accountable."

Gonzales has been prosecuted previously by the Second Judicial District Attorney's office for several sexual assaults between 2010 and 2012. The Office of the Attorney General has filed a preventative detention motion in the current case, asserting that Gonzales is dangerous to the community and should be held in custody pending trial.