SUU student suspected in kidnap, rape attempt

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SUU student suspected in kidnap, rape attempt

By Erin Alberty


The Salt Lake Tribune
Posted: 01/22/2009 04:43:07 PM MST

A Southern Utah University student was arrested this week on suspicion of kidnapping a classmate and trying to rape her.
The victim, 22, accepted the man's invitation to watch a movie at his home in Cedar City after a date Sunday, said Cedar City police Sgt. Jerry Womack.
Instead, the man, 21, grabbed the woman by her hair and dragged her to his bedroom, Womack said. He threatened her with a knife, molested her and "made several attempts" to rape her throughout the night, Womack said. The woman fought him off until morning, when she persuaded the man to let her go, Womack said. The victim and the suspect both are international students from South Korea, he said.
He was charged Tuesday with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and attempted forcible sodomy, all first-degree felonies.