IDAHO FALLS — A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a call to 911 detailed how he was found having sex with an underage girl.

Jose Luis Silvas of Idaho Falls was charged with one felony count of statutory rape, which carries a potential punishment of up to life in prison.

According to court documents, at around 6 a.m. Thursday, a call was made about a sexual assault in progress.

The reporting party had told dispatch that they had found Silvas having sex with the 16-year-old girl.

Once deputies arrived at the residence, they met with the reporting party, who told them that she had woken up to Silva’s alarm, but found he was not in bed.

Upon finding Silvas, she saw that he was having sex with the girl and saw that there were no attempts to resist Silvas. The reporting party slapped

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