ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED FOR RAPING WOMAN AT LOCAL RESTAURANT
Madison, MS - Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett’s Office announced today that Jose “Rigo” Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias pled guilty to one count of sexual battery in Madison County Circuit Court. Three months after the commission of the crime, he was sentenced on April 28, 2025, by Judge Dewey Arthur to twenty-five years in prison without the possibility of early release or parole.
Around 1 a.m. on January 30th, 2025, Madison Police Department responded to a female caller who stated she had been raped at Fernando’s, located in the city of Madison. The caller advised that she had gone to the restaurant the night before and sat at the bar. She indicated her assailant was the bartender working that night, who served all of her drinks throughout the night. She did not remember everything that happened, but woke up on the floor of the bar area around midnight, left the premises, and called the police. The owners of Fernando’s assisted law enforcement by immediately providing the surveillance footage from the restaurant that showed the female victim sitting in the bar area after the restaurant closed, speaking with the bartender. She then passes out, almost falling to the floor, and the bartender moves her from a barstool to the floor. He proceeded to have sexual intercourse with the victim while she was completely unconscious and appeared lifeless for over an hour and a half.
Cubias was indicted four days later, on February 3, 2025, for sexual battery of a physically helpless person. Law enforcement also determined he was an illegal El Salvadoran immigrant and alerted federal authorities to his immigration status. He is still facing pending charges for illegal entry into the United States. He was previously deported in 2010.
“Our office wants to commend the Madison Police Department for their immediate response to this situation and securing the surveillance video which captured this victim’s entire ordeal,” stated District Attorney Bubba Bramlett. “With the video, we were able to see exactly what Jose Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias did to this woman while she was unable to consent or make him stop his assault. I hope this swift justice brings closure to the victim and serves as a warning to anyone thinking of committing a similarly heinous offense.”
Defendant:
Name: Jose “Rigo” Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias
DOB: 10/27/1987
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