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An illegal alien from Turkey who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl was reportedly “vetted” and released into the country by U.S. Border Patrol agents last year.
SakirAkkan,21,targetedtheteenagegirlwhenhesawherwalkingdownastreetinAlbany,NewYorkonMay14,accordingtotheNewYorkPost.Akkanallegedlyjumpedoutofhisvehicle,armedwithametalpole,andthreatenedtheyounggirlifshedidn’tgetintohiscar.
TheteenagergotinAkkan’svehicle.Hespedofftoanisolatedareaandrapedthegirl.Theteeangerreportedlylivedinagrouphomeclosetowheretheattackoccurred.Aftertheattack,shefledtoanearbyhouseforhelp.Shewastakentothehospital.
AkkanwasarrestedlastTuesdayonafirst-degreerapecharge.HeillegallyenteredtheU.S.lastyear(viaNYP):
CourtrecordsshowAkkanhasanaddresslistedinTroy,NY,butheisnotaUScitizen.
HewasarrestedbyUSBorderPatrolagentsonNov.5lastyearaftercrossingintoSanDiego,California,illegally,aHomelandSecuritysourcetoldThePost.
AkkaninformedagentshewastryingtogettoPhiladelphiabutfailedtoprovideanaddress.
Justdayslater,hewasreleasedonhis