ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT Virginia Man Charged With Attempting To Sexually Assault College Students
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Dec. 14, 2012 11:19 AM EST
Updated: Dec. 14, 2012 11:43 AM EST
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Glenville State College
, West Virginia
A Virginia man is charged with attempting to sexually assault two students on a West Virginia college campus.
Rodney Smith Jr. allegedly knocked on the residence hall room door of a couple of female students who were watching a movie at Glenville State College, Public Safety Officer Samuel Cutlip said. The officer said the students told campus police they invited Smith inside and he allegedly began asking them for sexual favors.
Cutlip said the victims told officers that Smith blocked the doorway when they attempted to leave the room.
Smith is charged with kidnapping or holding hostage and second-degree attempted sexual assault.
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Bethany Simmons
