Luis Raul Leal
A Grantsville man appeared in 3rd District Court Monday morning to face charges of aggravated kidnapping, assault and rape during an incident last month.
Luis Raul Leal, 42, is charged with first-degree felony aggravated felony and object rape, as well as third-degree felony aggravated assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child.
According to probable cause statements from the Tooele and Grantsville police departments, Leal allegedly attacked his girlfriend at her home in Tooele on Feb. 21 after they argued about her fidelity. The victim said she had been at a friend’s house and Leal was waiting inside her residence when she returned home.
After leading the victim upstairs to her bedroom, Leal used a kitchen knife and attempted to cut the woman’s dress off, according to police. While using the knife, Leal allegedly poked her several times with the knife and cut her once.
The responding Grantsville police officer documented damage to the dress and a laceration on the victim’s stomach that was consistent with a knife wound.
Leal allegedly also sexually assaulted the victim to determine if she had cheated on him, according to the probable cause statement. Leal’s two-year old son was asleep in the victim’s bedroom while the assaults occurred.
The victim tried to get Leal to drive her to her friend’s house to verify where she had been that night, but he instead drove her to his Grantsville residence, according to police. On the way to Grantsville, the victim said Leal hit her repeatedly in the presence of Leal’s child.
Once they were at Leal’s residence, the assault allegedly continued and the victim managed to escape through the rear door of the house and run to the Maverick convenience store in Grantsville, where she called police, according to the probable cause statement.
Leal was located by police at his home, where he refused to come out at the command of officers, the statement said. He eventually exited the home and surrendered to Grantsville and Tooele police officers.
When interviewed by Tooele City police, Leal said he had dinner with the victim and they argued about the alleged infidelity. He said he did not see the victim again after that interaction.
A roll call hearing in Leal’s case has been scheduled for March 15 at 9 a.m. in 3rd District Court before Judge Robert Adkins.