Police arrest Raleigh man accused of impersonating ICE officer, sexually assaulting woman

>> ONE SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS.

THIS IS WRAL.

>> NEW TONIGHT A SUSPECT IS

IN JAIL, ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING

AND A WOMAN AND FAKING TIES

TO IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS

ENFORCEMENT. RALEIGH POLICE

SAY CARL BENNETT THREATENED TO

DEPORT THE VICTIM IF SHE DIDN'T

TAKE PART IN ACTS WITH HIM.

AS FOR BEING HERE WITH US

TONIGHT, I'M ASHLEY ROW AND

I'M GERALD OWENS. THE VICTIM IN

THIS CASE WAS FOUND IN A LOCAL

MOTEL.

>> THE BUREAU'S AARON THOMAS IS

LIVE IN RALEIGH TONIGHT WITH

THE CRIME TOOK PLACE. AARON,

WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING FROM LAW

ENFORCEMENT?

>> IT IS ONE RALEIGH. POLICE

HAVE TOLD US DRILL. THEY SAY

THEY RESPONDED TO THIS MOTEL

6 BEHIND ME JUST YESTERDAY

MORNING IS LOCATED OFF OF

CAPITAL BOULEVARD. THAT'S WHERE

THEY RESPONDED TO THAT VICTIM.

TONIGHT, WE SPOKE WITH A LOCAL

GROUP ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS

OF IMMIGRANTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT

SITUATIONS IN SCAMS TARGETING

THIS POPULATION.

THIS MOTEL 6 LOCATED ON

APPLIANCE COURT IN RALEIGH.

THE SITE OF REPORTED RAPE ON

SUNDAY. ARREST WARRANTS SAY

THIS MAN, KARL BENNETT WENT

TO THE LOCATION AND COMMITTED A

NUMBER OF CRIMES, INCLUDING

MULTIPLE OFFENSES.

>> BENNETT, ACCORDING TO THESE

DOCUMENTS, THREATENED TO DEPORT

THE VICTIM. IF SHE DID NOT HAVE

WITH HIM AND DISPLAYED A

BUSINESS CARD WITH A BADGE ON.

>> THIS HAS KIND OF A PERFECT

STORM. WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT

NOW AND IT'S OPENING UP

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO

ARE NOT DOING ANY KIND OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

OF PEOPLE IN TERRIBLE WAYS.

NIKKI BAY INA IS WITH SAY I'M

GONNA AND SEE A GRASSROOTS

ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON

DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF

IMMIGRANTS.

>> SHE SEES THIS AS AN EXAMPLE

OF PEOPLE PRAYING ON THE SENSE

OF FEAR. SOME IMMIGRANTS HAVE

WITH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS

ENFORCEMENT OR ICE OR THE PAIN

IS NOT SURPRISED BY ALLEGATIONS

OF INTIMIDATION THROUGH

IN-PERSON NATION. GIVEN TODAY'S

CLIMATE.

>> PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE THAT

SURPRISED THAT AN ICE AGENT

ACTED IN AN INAPPROPRIATE WAY

BECAUSE THEY OFTEN DO ACTED IN

APPROPRIATE WAYS TO GET

INFORMATION OUT OF PEOPLE.

RALEIGH POLICE DIDN'T SHARE THE

RACE OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF

THE VICTIM INVOLVED. WE'RE

WAITING TO SEE IF ANY OTHER

VICTIMS MAY HAVE BEEN TARGETED.

>> WE STOPPED BY THE MOTEL 6.

THE CLERK WORKING THE FRONT

DESK WAS UNAWARE OF THE

REPORTED RAPE.

>> AND TONIGHT WE ARE WAITING

TO HEAR BACK FROM ICE AGENTS

ABOUT THESE ALLEGATIONS.

MEANTIME, BEEN AND REMAINS IN

CUSTODY AFTER MAKING HIS FIRST

COURT APPEARANCE THIS