A Weare man has been arrested and accused of raping an 18-year-old at a party he hosted for his twin daughters this month, authorities said.

Gilberto Soto, 40, of 43 Hejo Road, was arraigned Friday, Aug. 14, on charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault, sexual assault and providing alcohol to minors. Soto allegedly served the woman eight shots of vodka before the assault, authorities said.

He was arrested at his home the night before his arraignment in Goffstown District Court.

While requesting that cash bail be set during the arraignment, Weare police Sgt. Lou Chatel referred the judge to Soto’s “pattern of behavior.” He later cited an affidavit suggesting Soto had had sexual contact with two other teenage girls in recent months. The girls were interviewed as part of the investigation.

“We had two other reports … similar reports. But we found that no laws were broken,” Chatel said.

This isn’t the first time Soto has received attention from news media. In March 2008, he told an interviewer on the ABC news magazine show “20/20” that he wanted to “tie a rope” around the neck of then-17-year-old Damon Hadley of Henniker and drag him with his car. Soto had been arrested for punching Hadley in the parking lot of John Stark Regional High School after Hadley and Soto’s daughter, who was then 15, were caught skipping school to have sex.

Hadley’s mother said Soto’s arrest did not surprise her.

“The segment on ‘20/20’ clearly speaks to what kind of person he is,” Lisa Hadley said. “So, no, it doesn’t surprise me.”

Judge Paul Lawrence ordered that Soto continue to be held on $10,000 cash bail or surety. About four hours after his arraignment, he posted bail and was released from the Hillsborough County House of Corrections.

The woman reported the alleged rape to police the morning of Aug. 2, a few hours after she said it occurred at Soto’s home during a combination birthday party and high school graduation celebration for his daughter.

According to the affidavit, after the alleged rape, the woman told Soto’s daughter what happened, who said, “This is the third one he did this to.”

The alleged victim said she had accompanied Soto and his wife, Mary Ellen Soto, and their daughters to a Shaw’s supermarket in Goffstown before the party, where the parents bought alcohol that was later consumed by the teens.

She said that at one point, after Mary Ellen Soto had gone to bed, Gilberto Soto and she played cards, and every time she lost a hand, she drank a shot of vodka.

“Mr. Soto poured her approximately eight shots of vodka, which she drank and described herself as being very drunk,” the affidavit said.

The woman told police that a few minutes later she passed out in a bathroom and Soto helped her up. Soto allegedly walked her down a flight of stairs because she was too drunk to have walked without assistance, the report said.

At the bottom of the stairs, Soto allegedly touched the victim inappropriately. He then escorted her to his 18-wheel truck, where he brought her inside and raped her, authorities said.

According to the affidavit, Soto acknowledged having had sex with the woman but said it was consensual.

The woman said she called her brother a short time after the incident and went to police a few hours later. DNA evidence was taken, and test results are due back in a few weeks, police said. Soto, who owns a truck driving business, was arraigned in the presence of his sister and his wife, who continuously covered her face in a hooded sweatshirt.

Soto could not be reached for comment. According to the judge’s order, Soto is not allowed to have any contact with the woman, is prohibited from using drugs or alcohol and must check in with Weare police weekly.

He is due back in court Friday, Aug. 21, for a probable cause hearing. Trial is set for Sept. 22.