Giacomo Bologna | Springfield News-Leader

A 72-year-old man raped a woman who had the mental capacity of an 8-year-old at a Springfield bus stop, police say.

Patricio Romero-Enriquez allegedly admitted to police that he had sex with the woman on a bus stop bench, but said it was consensual.

According to police, Romero-Enriquez said the woman was his neighbor, they had known each other for about three years and they mostly communicated using hand signs and gestures.

Greene County Sheriff's Office

Prosecutors charged Romero-Enriquez with three counts of rape, according to court documents.

Documents say the woman told a bus driver earlier this month about being sexually assaulted.

When police interviewed her, documents say the woman called the man "The Mexican" and said he had sex with her against her will on multiple occasions.

"He doesn't understand when I shake my head," the woman allegedly told police.

Due to the woman's diminished mental capacity, police had her interviewed at the Child Advocacy Center, where she went into greater detail about the alleged assaults.

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According to court documents, the woman said she was raped three times.

Documents say two of the assaults took place sometime between November and April and a third assault happened after that.

Prosecutors say Romero-Enriquez does not have ties to the Springfield area and provided law enforcement with a Mexican passport.

Romero-Enriquez is currently being held in the Greene County Jail on a $200,000 bond, documents say.