Anchorage man charged for sexual assault in downtown parking garage

A 22-year-old man is facing two sexual assault charges following an incident early Friday morning.

Despite video surveillance, the suspect's mother says there is more to the story to consider given her son's documented history with mental illness.

The victim reported to police that the suspect — later identified as 22-year-old Raymond Genaro — came from behind her, covered her mouth and pushed her into the parking garage stairwell. The woman told police the man pulled her pants down and sexually assaulted her.

Court filings say the detective reviewed surveillance footage which shows the woman walking on 6th Avenue, appearing intoxicated and staggering. The footage shows Genaro walking past her, stopping to look back at her, then turning around and following her.

Charging documents say that in another video, Genaro can be seen holding the door to the parking garage open for the woman, continuing to follow her, holding her while she staggers, and directing her to a staircase where surveillance video shows Genaro assaulting her while the woman attempts to escape.

Genaro is facing one count of sexual assault in the second degree and attempted sexual assault in the first degree.

According to court filings, when police detained Genaro, he wrote a letter of apology stating "I'm sorry." On another piece of paper he wrote, "I apologize for sexually assaulting you," then drew a line through the statement, court documents say.

Genaro's mother says that since his arrest, he has not been given the medical care he needs.

Brenda Genaro says her son suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was 15 years old, and was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. When Raymond turned 18, a judge gave his mother legal guardianship, stating "It has been shown by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is incapacitated."

Genaro says she has had difficulty asserting her role of legal guardian since her son was arrested. Genaro says her son went without his medication for several days, thus further limiting his understanding of his situation.

"I don't know what happened at 1:30 in the morning. I don't know if they were having conversations somewhere else. I don't know anything yet about that situation because no one has given me any paper work," Genaro's mother said. "They're giving paperwork to my son in jail that's frightening him that he doesn't understand, when they should be giving me the paperwork to deal with."

Neither the charges filed nor a statement from APD identify Genaro as having a mental illness.