Gamer arrested 'after rape overheard on live Grand Theft Auto stream'

Daniel Enrique Fabian charged with lewd and lascivious battery

Daniel Enrique Fabian charged with rape of teenage girl (Pasco Sheriff Police Department)

A man has been charged after he was allegedly heard raping a girl during a break from playing Grand Theft Auto.

Daniel Enrique Fabian, from Florida, was heard assaulting the 15-year-old at his New Port Richey home by at least one other player in June, police said.

The second player, who was not named, told police he heard a female in distress saying “no” after Mr Fabian left his Playstation 4 microphone on. Fifteen minutes later he was back playing, the witness said.

Mr Fabien, 18, allegedly told the gamer he was taking a break to have sex with the girl, who was at his house. The girl told officers she was held down and raped by the teenager.

A police report said a medical exam of the girl supported her claim and DNA tests identified Mr Fabien as a suspect.

Mr Fabian was charged on Wednesday with lewd and lascivious battery of a victim aged between of 12 and 15.

He was being held on a $30,000 (£23,000) bond at a Florida detention centre, local media reported.