MD Illegal rapist of 8 year old

Published: February 17, 2009
A 25-year-old Honduran national is wanted in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old girl.
Police said Marcos Danilo Reyes Banegas is accused of raping the child in Woodbridge on Monday, said Prince William County police spokeswoman Erika Hernandez.
Police said Reyes Banegas is an acquaintance of girl.
Hernandez said the man has ties to the Woodbridge, Alexandria, and Gaithersburg, Md.
Police have obtained warrants charging Reyes Banegas with rape, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties with a minor, Hernandez said.
He is about 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 154 pounds. He has short black hair and brown eyes.
Hernandez said he is driving a dark gray four-door 2004 Pontiac Grand Am sedan with Maryland registration “2DWK45.”
Hernandez said because of his immigration status Reyes Banegas may try to flee the country.
The report comes on the heels of a Manassas incident in which a man was charged with sexually assaulting another 8-year-old girl.
On Feb. 9, police arrested Gerald Dean Lentz, 46, of 205 Yoakum Parkway #403 in Alexandria, and charged him with object sexual penetration and aggravated sexual battery.
Hernandez said like Reyes Banegas case, Lentz also knew the girl before he allegedly attacked her.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Reyes Banegas is encouraged to call police at 703-792-6500 or Crime Solvers at 703-670-3700. Callers don’t have to give their names. Tips leading to arrest could earn a cash reward up to $1,000.
Staff wrirter Uriah A. Kiser can be reached at 703-878-8065.