Today, Alberto el Patron—who wrestled in WWE as Alberto Del Rio—is scheduled to appear in a San Antonio court for his domestic abuse and sexual assault trial.
The May 2020 Incident
On May 3, 2020, Alberto el Patron—real name Jose Alberto Rodriguez Chucuan was involved in an argument involving him accusing his partner of infidelity escalated into violence. Chucuan is reported to have struck the woman several times and choked her during the physical assault.
From there, the details get worse and involved him holding the woman against her will by tying her wrists with boxing straps, burning her passport, and forcing her to dance for him before sexually assaulting her.
Chucuan also threatened to leave the woman’s son in the middle of the street if she started crying. The whole ordeal went on from 10 PM on 5/3 and ended around 2:30 PM the following day.
Afterward, the victim reported the incident later that day. The woman stated that she had photos of the injuries inflicted by Chucuan and authorities noted that there were visible injuries on her face and neck.
The Case of Alberto el Patron
On May 9, 2020, the former four-time World champion was arrested by San Antonio authorities on a count of sexual assault and causing bodily harm. Chucuan managed to make his $50,000 bail and walked out of the Bexar County jail early the following morning.
Five months later, a grand jury charged him with both offenses. His trial was set to take place in January but was moved to May 3. It was once again postponed and is set to take place today.
He is currently facing four counts of sexual assault and one count of aggravated kidnapping. Per the Texas Penal Code Sec 20.04, Chucuan’s charges would fall under “(4) inflict bodily injury on him or violate or abuse him sexually” although, given the information “(5) terrorize him or a third person” could’ve also applied.
As it stands, this is a first-degree felony and comes with a fine of up to $10,000 as well as a sentence between five to ninety-nine years–or life. However, if Chucuan and his legal team can prove that “(d) At the punishment stage of a trial, the defendant may raise the issue as to whether he voluntarily released the victim in a safe place” then it becomes a second-degree felony.
Should that happen, Chucuan would be facing the same fine but anywhere between two and twenty years.
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