A Gainesville man was being held without bond in the Hall County Jail Thursday, charged with rape in a Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) investigation that began last fall.
Ricardo Ismael Franco, 19, turned himself in early Wednesday morning.
The investigation began on Nov. 18, when the crime was reported to deputies. According to the initial details, Franco raped the woman, 19, at his residence in the 5000 block of Lancer Court during the early morning hours of Nov. 17. The sheriff’s office says this was not a random crime, that he knew the victim prior to the incident.