A 28-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after being charged with rape, strangulation, sexual battery and domestic assault and battery, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
The victim reported at Alexandria Police Department headquarters in the early morning of Tuesday, March 24, that she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend the night before in the 5300 block of Knole Court in the Alexandria West neighborhood. The victim told police she was assaulted at around 11 p.m. after an argument with her ex-boyfriend, who is the father of their two children, according to the search warrant affidavit.
The victim told police she had ended the relationship three months earlier and that her ex-boyfriend still lives in the apartment. She said an argument escalated to strangulation and rape when the suspect saw her holding flowers her new boyfriend had given her.
“[The victim] reported that when [the suspect] saw the flowers, he put both hands around her neck and began to strangle her,” police said in the search warrant affidavit.
The victim told police she had to report the offenses in person because the suspect had broken both of her phones.
APD found the suspect inside the vehicle he shares with the victim in the parking lot of the apartment complex. He later reportedly confessed and was charged with rape, strangulation, sexual battery and domestic assault and battery, according to the affidavit.
The suspect “confessed to all the alleged charges stating he has nothing to hide and was going to own up to his actions, later adding that he does not know what came over him and that he was extremely upset after confronting [the victim] of her infidelity and relationship with another individual,” according to the search warrant affidavit,
The Alexandria Sexual Assault Center and Domestic Violence Program is available 24/7 to listen and help at 703-746-4911.
“If you are a neighbor and know that an abusive incident is occurring, call the police immediately,” the city said. “Calling the police is simply the most effective way to protect the victim and children from immediate harm.”
