12/6 St. Paul, MN Ex-Employee’s Boyfriend Rapes Worker who Replaced Girlfriend’s Job

Is charged with raping a recently hired store clerk at a Villeda Express where his girlfriend used to work. He entered the store around 5 p.m. wearing a ski mask and ordered the woman into the basement, threatening her with a knife. The worker recognized the man as he frequented the store. In fact, his girlfriend was fired because of his frequent visits to the business. The worker also had her 3 year old son with her who witnessed the assault. Estrada allegedly threatened to take the boy if she did not remove her clothing which she did before he repeatedly assaulted her. When the worker returned upstairs, she noticed that a laptop was missing which was later found in Estrada’s home. After the assault, the co-owners of the store received a call from a man that they recognized as Estranda as he asked them what was going on at the store.