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Bartender from El Salvador convicted of raping unconscious customer in Madison

Madison County judge hands down sentence without possibility of parole
Richard Bourne
Bartender from El Salvador convicted of raping unconscious customer in Madison

Madison County judge hands down sentence without possibility of parole

MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH A MAN IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF SEXUAL BATTERY IN MADISON COUNTY JOSE MEJIA- CUBIAS...WAS SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE FOR THE ASSAULT AT FERNANDO'S IN LATE JANUARY. A WOMAN CALLED POLICE SAYING HE WAS WORKING BEHIND THE BAR, AND RAPED HER AFTER SERVING HER DRINKS UNTIL SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. HIS ARREST BROUGHT IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO THE RESTAURANT WHERE THEY TOOK SEVEN EMPLOYEES INTO CUSTODY. MEJIA-CUBIAS STILL HAS PENDING CHARGES FO
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Bartender from El Salvador convicted of raping unconscious customer in Madison

Madison County judge hands down sentence without possibility of parole
Richard Bourne
A man in the country illegally has been convicted of rape.The Madison and Rankin counties' District Attorney said Jose Mejia-Cubias, 37, pleaded guilty to sexual battery in Madison County Circuit Court. On Monday, a judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison without the possibility of early release or parole. The Madison Police Department was called to Fernando's Mexican Grill Madison on Colony Crossing Way around 1 a.m. on Jan. 30. A woman who was drinking at the bar said the bartender raped her.Surveillance video showed Cubias serving the victim drinks until she passed out, almost falling on the floor, according to police. Afterward, police said the video shows Cubias sexually assaulting the victim while she was unconscious on the floor.Cubias was indicted four days later for sexual battery of a physically helpless person. Authorities said he is in the country illegally from El Salvador and is still facing pending charges for illegal entry into the United States. Cubias was previously deported in 2010.
MADISON, Miss. —

A man in the country illegally has been convicted of rape.

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The Madison and Rankin counties' District Attorney said Jose Mejia-Cubias, 37, pleaded guilty to sexual battery in Madison County Circuit Court. On Monday, a judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison without the possibility of early release or parole.

The Madison Police Department was called to Fernando's Mexican Grill Madison on Colony Crossing Way around 1 a.m. on Jan. 30. A woman who was drinking at the bar said the bartender raped her.

Surveillance video showed Cubias serving the victim drinks until she passed out, almost falling on the floor, according to police. Afterward, police said the video shows Cubias sexually assaulting the victim while she was unconscious on the floor.

Cubias was indicted four days later for sexual battery of a physically helpless person.

Authorities said he is in the country illegally from El Salvador and is still facing pending charges for illegal entry into the United States. Cubias was previously deported in 2010.