MORGANTOWN, W.Va – A man accused of sexually assaulting a teen relative in Monongalia Copunty has been extradited back to West Virginia.
Luis Mejia, 50, of Dallas is accused of sexually assaulting a 16 year old female relative in a motel room and is now being held in the North Central Regional Jail on a $25,000 bond.
The crime reported ocurred in November of 2019 in a motel room on Venture Drive.
Documents say came to the room to visit Mejia who ia her uncle. Mejia allegedly gave the juvenile alcohol before sexually assaulted her.
Mejia also is accused of obstructing the victim’s efforts to contact family members.
Mejia was recently arrested in Texas after fleeing West Virginia after the crime.