Martin Rengechy says his sister-in-law planted the potion in his pillow in an effort to split up his relationship with his wife.
Guam – The man who claimed that a “Chuukese love potion” drove him to rape a young girl repeatedly over the course of ten years has pleaded guilty in court today.
Martin Rengechy was arrested in April after the young girl’s teacher found a suicide note. The student later told the guidance counselor that Rengechy had been raping her since she was 7 or 8 years old about two or more times a month.
Court documents state that when police interviewed him, Rengechy claimed he did not remember touching the victim, and believed it was a “Chuukese love potion” that drove him to rape the young girl. Court documents say Rengechy thinks the love potion was planted inside his pillow by his sister-in-law, who he claims was in love with him and wanted to split up his relationship.
Today, in court, Rengechy accepted an offer from the government, pleading guilty to third degree criminal sexual conduct as a second degree felony. As part of the offer the government agreed to dismiss three of the four charges which included first degree criminal sexual conduct as a first degree felony and fraudulent use of a license plate.
The plea agreement also stipulates that Rengechy will receive the maximum 8 years in prison, however, all but three years may be suspended. This means that he will have a little over 2 years left in prison. Once released he will serve 3 years parole and must register as a level 1 sex offender.
But before he continues to serve his prison sentence there may be a possibility that he could be temporarily released. His attorney notified the court of their intent to file a motion for a furlough, which if approved would allow Rengechy to be temporarily released from prison for a designated amount of time, however, the specifics of the request have not been disclosed.
A sentencing hearing has been set for March 7, 2018.
