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08-02-2007, 10:08 AM
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R.I. Police Officer Accused of Rape
By RAY HENRY
Associated Press Writer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A police officer was accused Wednesday of raping a 19-year-old woman at a deserted police substation, then showing up at a nearby home to handle the woman's complaint after she called 911, prosecutors said.
A grand jury indicted Providence patrolman Marcus Huffman, 37, on a single count of first-degree sexual assault, said Michael Healey, a spokesman for Attorney General Patrick Lynch.
Huffman allegedly met the woman while on duty March 18 at Platforms Dance Club near the city's harbor. The woman was turned away by the club's owner because she appeared intoxicated, and the officer offered her a ride home, Healey said.
Instead, Huffman allegedly drove her to a police substation that prosecutors believe was deserted and raped her inside, Healey said.
The woman later called 911 from a nearby relative's house, and Huffman was dispatched to the scene along with two other officers...http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/POLICE_SEXUAL_ASSAULT?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
R.I. Police Officer Accused of Rape
By RAY HENRY
Associated Press Writer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A police officer was accused Wednesday of raping a 19-year-old woman at a deserted police substation, then showing up at a nearby home to handle the woman's complaint after she called 911, prosecutors said.
A grand jury indicted Providence patrolman Marcus Huffman, 37, on a single count of first-degree sexual assault, said Michael Healey, a spokesman for Attorney General Patrick Lynch.
Huffman allegedly met the woman while on duty March 18 at Platforms Dance Club near the city's harbor. The woman was turned away by the club's owner because she appeared intoxicated, and the officer offered her a ride home, Healey said.
Instead, Huffman allegedly drove her to a police substation that prosecutors believe was deserted and raped her inside, Healey said.
The woman later called 911 from a nearby relative's house, and Huffman was dispatched to the scene along with two other officers...http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/POLICE_SEXUAL_ASSAULT?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US