According to a release from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office obtained by People, deputies were called to the parking lot of Oconee Memorial Hospital on April 11 after a minor, whose age and name were not released, was discovered giving birth in a vehicle.
The juvenile was brought inside the hospital to complete the delivery, along with an adult woman who was with her. After deputies spoke with the Department of Social Services and turned the case over to the Violent Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigations Bureau, 43-year-old Luis Armando Argueta Montejo was arrested, authorities said.
"Based upon evidence that was obtained during the investigation, and after presenting that evidence to a judge, probable cause was established that Montejo had engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim between 2022 and 2025," the sheriff's office wrote in its release.
People reported that the accusation of sexual assault came from the victim herself. The victim and her newborn child were placed into protective custody.
Investigators were reportedly waiting to receive test results to confirm whether or not Montejo was the father of the victim's child, however he was nonetheless charged with three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and one count of incest.
