The sherrif stated that the other people in the residence were not aware of what had occurred. Though the totality sounds strange, there maybe a context that could explain it:
- A certain number of immigrants (and non immigrants in ubber expensive cities of NYC, LA, SF, BOS, etc) live in arrangements featuring sub rented rooms.
- Residents of the house may not be fully familiar with all the occupants ie- a temporary room mate of somebody sub renting a room.
The totality then leads to:
Suspect: "Hey, I was staying with Enrique and I need to get my tools, X box, steel toed boots etc."
Female resident: Dont know him, but he sounds plausible. "Ok, come in and look for it". Female then gets assaulted.
Male resident: Sees suspect in living room: "What are you doing here?" Suspect: "Oh, I was uhmm.... looking for my steel toed boots. Enrique knows where they are".
Male Resident: Is not hostile, but not welcoming: "Enrique is not here, and I dont see any boots lying around. Need to come back when Enrique is here- bye".