EAGAN, Minn. — Court records say a man accused in the violent sexual assault of an Eagan woman has a history of being civilly committed for mental illness.
A criminal complaint filed in Dakota County charges 25-year-old Ricardo Roberto Mahkwah Diaz with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in the alleged attack, which occurred at a residence in Eagan Sept. 23.
An Eagan police officer was dispatched to a hospital on reports of a sexual assault that had taken place earlier that morning. The victim's head was caked in blood and she had multiple cuts and abrasions to her head and face.
The victim reportedly told the officer she couldn't sleep and was watching videos around 3:40 or 4 a.m. when the attacker, later identified as Diaz, came into her bedroom. She told Diaz to get out but he attacked her, striking her repeatedly on the head with a handgun. The woman told police that Diaz put all of his weight on her and sexually assaulted her multiple times.
Police say the woman told them she again asked Diaz to leave and he refused, so she just got up and drove herself to the hospital.
Officers responded to the victim's home and found Diaz still lying on the bed. They noted his hands were covered in blood, but he had no cuts or injuries that would explain that blood.
Diaz declined to give a statement at the police station, reportedly saying only that he "F***ed up."
A search of court documents shows Diaz was civilly committed in 2020, 2021 and 2022 for reasons of mental illness, and once for chemical dependency.
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