Ubaldo Hernandez, 23, Arrested For Having Sex With 15-Year-Old

  • Friday, February 5, 2016
  • Claire Henley Miller

Police arrested Ubaldo Hernandez, 23, Wednesday for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Police stated Hernandez engaged in consensual sex with a minor in Hamilton County around Nov. 19, 2015. 

The girl became pregnant and on Jan. 27 she and her mother reported statutory rape to Chattanooga police.  

On Feb. 3 authorities interviewed Hernandez at the police department on Amnicola Highway.  

He admitted to having consensual sex with the 15-year-old.  

Police placed him under arrest on the charge of aggravated statutory rape.  


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