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Man wanted in Virginia rape arrested in Sanford

Roberto Carlos Flores Sibrian, 26, was arrested at a construction site on Horner Boulevard in Sanford and charged with rape and aggravated sexual battery.

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SANFORD, N.C. — A man wanted in connection with an October rape in Virginia was arrested Thursday in Lee County.

Roberto Carlos Flores Sibrian, 26, was arrested at a construction site on Horner Boulevard in Sanford and charged with rape and aggravated sexual battery.

Authorities said Sibrian forcibly removed a woman from her vehicle following a crash in the early morning hours of Oct. 31. He then dragged her to a ditch, where she was sexually assaulted for about two hours, authorities said.

Sibrian left behind DNA evidence and a shirt, police said.

Sibrian was being held at the Lee County Jail, pending extradition to Stafford, Va.

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