A Haitian migrant accused of raping 15-year-old girl in Rockland hotel He has a new bail that is 300 times more than before.

The increase – of $500 cash bail set in June up to $150,000 unsecured – will prevent immigration officials from deporting Cory Alvarez, 26, back to his home country on Halloween as planned. It will also give prosecutors time to pursue their case against him, according to a statement from the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. The state had asked for $10,000 bail with conditions in June.

He has pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated rape of a child within a 10-year age gap and forcible rape of a child.

A surety bond is when a bondsman pays the bond for a fee, usually 10% of the cost of the bond. The defendant promises the bondsman that he will appear in court. The 10% is non-refundable and the defendant or their family members would be responsible for the full amount if the person did not appear for required court appearances.

Alvarez was indicted by Superior Court grand jury on May 21 and was processed on May 31. Brockton Superior Court Judge Mary Sullivan, who set bail, said at the time that $500 was a significant amount for someone with no income.

Álvarez had been free on $500 bail and was staying in Brockton, at the home of a girlfriend’s relative, when members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Removal and Removal Operations team in English) picked it up outside the home on Aug. 13 after the court ignored a detainer request from ICE to notify them in case he was released.

He has been held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility since then, but has been in court for his court dates, except for one on August 13, the day he was first detained.

The district attorney’s office said ICE notified them of his deportation plans on Oct. 4, which, in turn, led to the filing of the bail increase motion.

“(Without) a bail increase, the defendant, an alleged citizen of Haiti here in the United States pursuant to the United States Immigration’s Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela Parole Program, is scheduled to be expelled from the United States on October 31, 2024, leaving him unable to respond to the accusations against him. Such a scenario would paralyze the case indefinitely, preventing any resolution for both the alleged victim and the accused,” the file reads in part. .

After an hour-long hearing Oct. 28 in Brockton Superior Court, Judge Elaine M. Buckley agreed with prosecutors. The $150,000 bail she set far exceeded the state’s request that Alvarez be held on $100,000 with conditions.

“The commonwealth has strong motives,” Buckley said during the hearing. “The court finds that justice requires an increase in bail.”

Alvarez is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 13 for a discovery status hearing.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Rockland motel rape case: bail increased for Haitian migrant