A 23 year-old man from Ecuador, who Bensalem Police say illegally entered the country was arrested and jailed Thursday charged with sexual assault and related offenses
According to a press release, Bensalem Police, on December 2, 2025, became aware of an alleged rape/sexual assault that occurred in the evening on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at an apartment located at 3131 Knights Road.
The victim was transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center for a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) exam, police said.
According to court records, on November 30, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Kevin Mendez-Ramon texted the victim and asked whether she was free to hang out. The victim agreed to meet with Mendez-Ramon. Once at the apartment, the victim and Mendez-Ramon watched a movie. Suddenly and without warning, Mendez-Ramon physically got on top of the victim, she told police. While holding her down, he forcibly removed her pants.
The victim, according to the probable cause, repeatedly told Mendez-Ramon to stop and attempted to push him off of her. As the victim continued to yell at Mendez-Ramon to stop and yell “no” at him, he removed his pants and forcibly penetrated the victim as she attempted to push him off.
Throughout the entire assault, the victim was screaming and hoping that Mendez-Ramon’s roommates would hear her yelling, police said.
The rape and assault continued until the victim was finally allowed to get up by Mendez-Ramon, police said.
After the rape, Mendez-Ramon made statements to the victim that the rape sexually aroused him and that he prefers sex when it is non-consensual, according to police.
On December 12, 2025, the victim and Mendez-Ramon messaged about the incident via Instagram, police said.During this conversation, Mendez-Ramon acknowledged that he raped her, despite her yelling for him to stop and saying ‘no.,’ Bensalem authorities said in a press release.
Mendez-Ramon apologized to the victim for his actions, police said.
He later confessed to Bensalem Detectives.
An arrest warrant was issued Mendez-Ramon, 23, 3131 Knights Road, Bensalem, charging him with rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and indecent assault, according to court records.
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, Bensalem Police Detectives and members of the Special Investigations Unit took Mendez-Ramon into custody at his residence without incident, authorities said.
District Justice Joseph Falcone arraigned Mendez-Ramon, and he was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility. Bail was set at 10% of $50,000,000. Mendez-Ramon is from Ecuador and illegally entered the United States.
He has a pending court date set for next year.
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