NOTE: This story contains graphic details involving sexual assault.

A man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint near Cedar Lake in Minneapolis, then kidnapping her in June 2024, has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to online court records updated on Monday.

According to the criminal complaint, the woman told police that Rodriguez attacked her near Cedar Lake on June 7, 2024, dragging her into a wooded area, then choking and threatening to stab her as he sexually assaulted her.

The woman told police that Rodriguez then forced her to drive him around before raping her again in a Minneapolis parking ramp, Charges said.

Rodriguez allegedly then told the woman to go through an East Lake Street McDonald's drive-thru and buy him a meal.

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