After initial date canceled, new trial date set for Fall River man accused of impregnating his daughter

After his trial date was canceled earlier this year, a Fall River man who is accused of impregnating his daughter has a new trial date.

According to the Fulton County Georgia Sheriff’s Office, in April of 2022, the Fall River Police Department reached out to the Scorpion Unit with a minor victim, impregnated by her father. The Scorpion Unit, a special violent crime-suppression unit, acted quickly, fearing the suspect was planning on flying to Puerto Rico where he has family ties.

Roque Garcia-Ortiz was charged with 3 counts of Rape, 3 counts of Aggravated Rape of a child, and 1 count of Rape of child with force.

The Scorpion Unit located Garcia-Ortiz at a hotel in East Point. He was brought in without incident.

Garcia-Ortiz was released from Fulton County custody and was extradited to Massachusetts.

He was held without bail and pled not guilty.

A change of plea hearing was scheduled in February of this year, but was not held at the request of Garcia-Ortiz.

A trial assignment conference was then scheduled at the end of February with a trial date set for March 3rd. The conference, however, turned into a hearing on withdrawal of attorney. Due to Garcia-Ortiz’s attorney change, both parties requested to cancel the March 3rd trial date, according to court records.

A final pretrial conference has been scheduled for October 24th with a new trial date of November 17th.