--- description: A man has been charged with raping a teenager in Florida after a video gamer overheard the assault through an online multiplayer network title: Man Arrested After Video Gamer Overheard Rape of Teenager image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5523c81fb441ae26/69893fcd86f68e87016eac9b/gettyimages-899711132.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Crime](/tag/crime/) ## Crime Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Man Has Been Arrested After a Video Game Opponent Overheard Him Raping a Teenager by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 27, 2018 6:26 AM CUT  Police work a crime scene. Police work a crime scene.kali9—Getty Images/iStockphoto by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 27, 2018 6:26 AM CUT A man has been charged with raping a teenager in central Florida after a video gamer [overheard the assault](https://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/pasco-man-jailed-after-rape-heard-on-playstation-4-deputies-say/1619400469 "undefined") through an online multiplayer network. The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Daniel Enrique Fabian, was arrested last week in Pasco County, WFLA 8 reports. Fabian was reportedly playing Grand Theft Auto on June 28 when he told his opponent that he planned to “smash” a girl who was at his house. According to an affidavit cited by WFLA 8, the player said Fabian stopped playing for about 15 minutes but left his microphone on. The player said he heard a girl’s voice saying “no.” It is unclear whether the player who overheard the assault was the person who reported the crime. An examination supported the 15-year-old victim’s allegation of sexual abuse, WFLA 8 reports. She reportedly told detectives that Fabian placed his hand over mouth, forced her onto his bed and raped her. Fabian was also charged with raping another teenager in early June, according to WFLA 8. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5464252/florida-rape-video-game-microphone/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5464252/florida-rape-video-game-microphone/"},"headline":"A Man Has Been Arrested After a Video Game Opponent Overheard Him Raping a Teenager","datePublished":"2018-11-27T06:26:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T22:08:05.415Z","description":"His opponent said he left his microphone on during the assault","url":"https://time.com/5464252/florida-rape-video-game-microphone/","keywords":["Crime","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5523c81fb441ae26/69893fcd86f68e87016eac9b/gettyimages-899711132.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5523c81fb441ae26/69893fcd86f68e87016eac9b/gettyimages-899711132.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Accident or crime scene cordon tape","caption":"Accident or crime scene cordon tape","creditText":"kali9—Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/crime/","name":"Crime"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5464252/florida-rape-video-game-microphone/","name":"A Man Has Been Arrested After a Video Game Opponent Overheard Him Raping a Teenager"}}]}] ```