EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Las Cruces tattoo artist allegedly raped a 19-year-old family member during a tattoo session and got her a “little tipsy,” according to the arrest affidavit obtained by KTSM 9 News.

As we previously reported, 42-year-old Billy J. Porter was arrested by New Mexico State Police agents on Friday, April 10 on four counts of criminal sexual penetration, one count of criminal sexual contact and one count of selling or giving alcoholic beverages to a minor.

State Police: Las Cruces tattoo artist arrested for molesting customer

At around noon on Wednesday, April 8, a woman entered Porter House Ink Piercing and Tattoo, located at 1204 E Lohman Ave.

The tattoo was a large octopus on her left hip, which began on her left side near her lower ribs and extended to her right hip, right side of her buttocks, and went down to her left thigh, ending near her knee. The woman told law enforcement that the day of the incident, she wore a sundress.

According to court documents, Porter was very professional in the beginning. After looking at an inspirational picture and finishing the stencil, Porter began tattooing at around 1 p.m.

When the woman first arrived, Porter pulled out a bottle of Crown Royal Whiskey and told her to drink. “She drank enough that she began to feel a ‘little tipsy’,” read the affidavit. Porter never offered her any alcohol during their prior tattoo sessions.

The woman was lying on her right side while Porter was tattooing. At around 6 or 7 p.m., all other employees and patrons at the shop left, leaving Porter and the woman alone in the building. Porter then turned up the music.

Then, he allegedly bit her on the neck, chest and leg. Porter then pushed the woman’s legs apart and used his fingers to “forcefully” penetrate her, as well as licking her down to her leg. Porter stopped to remove his pants. He then allegedly grabbed the woman on the back of her neck and forced oral intercourse, according to court documents.

Porter allegedly used a lot of force, which caused the woman to choke and she was unable to breathe.

“During the assault, he kept saying that she had a perfect body and was beautiful,” read the affidavit.

According to court records, Porter allegedly told her to pose for him, but she just turned away. After he recorded the assault, the woman saw Porter upload the video to Snapchat and save it to the “My Eyes Only” file.

People began to arrive back to the tattoo shop, which stopped Porter from doing anything, according to the affidavit.

Porter finished the tattoo at around 8 p.m., and the woman paid him, not saying anything to him after the assault. He allegedly told her that next time she came in, “he’ll give it to me.” The woman said she felt scared after that comment, court documents read.

Once the woman got home, “she tried to calm herself down because she was feeling disgusted,” the affidavit said. The assault caused a great deal of pain to her, telling agents that she was bruised and had marks all over her body.

On April 9, the woman met with agents at the Las Cruces Police Department to report the assault.

It was also noted in the affidavit that the woman spoke with a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Forensic Nurse. The nurse said that the woman had multiple injuries to her head, neck and private area. She had abrasions and bruises to the right side of her neck and back, and had a laceration to the inside of her lip.

The nurse also saw that there were multiple injuries to her private area, including but not limited to abrasions, bruises and swelling. It was also noted in the court documents that the woman was in a lot of pain during the examination.

On Friday, April 10, the case was turned over to New Mexico State Police.

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