{"id":5246,"date":"2026-07-23T14:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5246"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:06:15","slug":"wake-county-man-charged-with-raping-wife-gets-prison-time-in-plea-deal-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5246","title":{"rendered":"Wake County man charged with raping wife, gets prison time in plea deal. Here\u2019s why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An Apex man originally charged with raping his wife pleaded guilty July 17 to stalking  and committing sexual battery against her, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5244\">NCHSAA names new commissioner to replace Que Tucker and run public school athletics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Joe Ortez, 36, will serve a minimum of 26 months and a maximum of 53 months in prison \u2014 20 to 36 months for the misdemeanor sexual battery and 6 to 17 months for the felony stalking \u2014 according to the terms of his plea deal. He will get 87 days of credit for time served and must register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n<p>Ortez faced 12 charges stemming from multiple incidents:<\/p>\n<p>The Wake County District Attorney\u2019s Office dropped 10 of Ortez\u2019s charges \u2014 including second-degree rape, a second-degree forcible sex offense and second-degree kidnapping \u2014 in exchange for Ortez pleading guilty to felony stalking and sexual battery.<\/p>\n<p>District Attorney Lorrin Freeman told The N&amp;O in a Wednesday phone call that by securing a plea deal, the victim could know for certain that Ortez would serve prison time and register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was an interest from the victim in reaching a resolution to this matter now,\u201d Freeman said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5242\">6+ inches of rain possible as storms arrive in the Triangle area<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the DA\u2019s office believed it had the evidence to win a jury trial, Freeman said, there is an \u201cadditional hurdle\u201d with juries in sexual assault trials where the victim and defendant were in a relationship. The office also considers the trauma a victim must bear to go through a trial when weighing up how to resolve a case.<\/p>\n<p>Wake County has an electronic monitoring program for defendants accused of domestic violence <a href=\"https:\/\/reentrywake.org\/\"><u>through the nonprofit Criminal Justice Alternatives<\/u><\/a>. 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