Hania Noelia Aguilar, the day before her disappearance in Lumberton, North Carolina (Photo: AP)

A 34-year-old man faces a murder , Rape, kidnapping and other charges related to the disappearance of Hania Noelia Aguilar, 13, from Lumberton, North Carolina. The news comes as the father of Aguilar, a Guatemalan citizen, has been denied a US visa and missed the burial of his daughter on Saturday.

The charges against the suspect Michael Ray McLellan were released by the FBI on Saturday. Prior to his arrest, McLellan was detained on unrelated charges, according to the FBI.

Despite tens of thousands of signatures on a Change.org petition calling on US agencies to allow Hania Aguilar's father to attend his Noé Aguilar did not obtain a visa for the funeral, confirmed Naimeh Salem, an immigration lawyer in Texas, USA today in a Saturday email.

Noah Aguilar was denied requests for reinterview and parole for humanitarian purposes, said Salem in a statement.

Hania Aguilar's funeral was held Saturday at Lumberton High School, reports ABC11 WTVD. A video of the event shows balloons and purple knots decorating the room while a large crowd is gathered for a bilingual service.

Hania was abducted on November 5 after being put on the outside to start an SUV for a family member who was going to take her to downtown. school bus. A neighbor said that she had heard screams, then saw a man force Hania to get into the SUV and move away.

The FBI joined with local police and state police to conduct a massive search. The vehicle was found three days later in a forested area several kilometers from Hania Aguilar's home. At the end of November, an alleged body identified as that of Hania Aguilar was found in North Carolina.

This undated photo provided by the Robeson County Sheriff's Office shows Michael Ray McLellan. McLellan was charged with the abduction and murder of Hania Noelia Aguilar, 13 years old. McLellan, 34, faces first degree murder and other charges. He is held without engagement at the Robeson County Detention Center. (Photo: AP)

Salem told The New York Times that US authorities had refused Noé Aguilar's visa because they thought he could not return to his country of origin.

with previous administrations, we never had a problem like this, "quotes Salem in the Times. "With this administration, almost everything that is discretionary is denied."

The McLellan suspect faces 10 charges brought by the Lumberton Police Department, but others may be filed while the investigation continues, the FBI says in a statement. (1965). Contribution: John Bacon, USA TODAY & # 39; HUI; The Associated Press; WCNC-TV, Charlotte, wcnc.com

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