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19-year-old hires woman for housekeeping job, then rapes her, Alabama cops say

An Alabama man is accused of raping a woman he hired as a housekeeper, police said.
An Alabama man is accused of raping a woman he hired as a housekeeper, police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 19-year-old man who posted a housekeeping job on social media is accused of raping the woman he hired, Alabama police said.

Lorenzo Guzman-Reyes is charged with rape in the first degree, the Fairhope Police Department said in a Feb. 28 news release.

According to police, Guzman-Reyes lured the woman to his house with a job opportunity he shared on social media.

After contacting her about the job, Guzman-Reyes sent a car to pick her up, police said. But when she arrived at his house, he locked the door and pulled a handgun on her before sexually assaulting her, police said.

The woman then reported the assault, and Guzman-Reyes was arrested shortly after, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

Fairhope is about a 20-mile drive northwest from Mobile.

If you have experienced sexual assault and need someone to talk to, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline for support at 1-800-656-4673 or visit the hotline's online chatroom.

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This story was originally published February 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM with the headline "19-year-old hires woman for housekeeping job, then rapes her, Alabama cops say."

Natalie Demaree
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Natalie Demaree is a service journalism reporter covering Mississippi for McClatchy Media. She holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor’s in journalism and political science with a specialization in African and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas. 
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