An Aberdeen man charged with raping a woman at knifepoint did not show up in court on Monday as his defense attorney recommended he have a competency evaluation done to decide whether or not he is mentally fit to stand trial.
Defense attorney James Foley said his client, 36-year-old Luis Lopez-Valdovinos was incoherent on Friday when Foley met with him and explained to Judge Stephen E. Brown that Valdovinos had experienced “a mental breakdown” while incarcerated.
Valdovinos was set to be arraigned on Monday and is charged with rape in the first degree and felony harassment for forcing a woman to have sex with him in Westport.
Court documents state that Valdovinos came to the Westport by the Sea condos at 1600 W. Ocean Ave. on Feb. 16 where he knew the victim was cleaning rooms. At approximately 1 p.m., Valdovinos went to room 1027 and knocked on the door.
When the victim let Valdovinos in, he slapped the victim to the floor and sat on her so she could not get up, according to court papers. The victim told police that she was scared for her life and told Valdovinos to get off of her, but he refused.
While on top of the victim, Valdovinos pulled out a silver pocket knife and made several threats to the victim, according to reports. Valdovinos placed the knife blade on the victim’s forehead, chest and neck and threatened to cut her if she said anything he didn’t like.
Valdovinos then pulled off the victim’s pants and forcibly had sex with her, court documents state. When the victim asked Valdovinos to stop, he responded, “Sorry, I want to do it. I’m going to do whatever I want,” court documents say.
The victim told police Valdovinos left the condo at approximately 3 p.m.
Valdovinos will have a mental health assessment done and will be in court again on March 30 to review the evaluation’s findings.
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