Man indicted on charges he raped sleepwalking woman

Man indicted on charges he raped sleepwalking woman

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A grand jury on Tuesday indicted a homeless man accused of raping a college student while she was sleepwalking near her home.

The woman, a 23-year-old student at the University of Cincinnati, woke up during the attack and fought back, but could not get away, said Hamilton County Assistant Prosecutor Seth Tieger.

She didn't consent to sex, and anyone seeing the woman in her sleepwalking state would have known that something was wrong, Tieger said.

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Dexter Ford, 52, was indicted on two charges of rape, attempted rape, kidnapping and felonious assault. He faces up to 46 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

Police said Ford told them that he is HIV positive, and Hamilton County Municipal Judge Fanon Rucker ordered Ford to be tested for venereal diseases. It wasn't clear if the alleged victim has been tested.

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