A lone woman heading down an alley to get to her car in the wee hours of the morning Saturday in Towson when police say 32-year-old Jarvis Benson went out of his way to intercept her along her path.
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BUT POLICE BELIEVE HEMAY BE BEHIND MORE ATTACKS.NOW... THEY'RE ASKING FORVICTIMS TO COME FORWARD.
WMAR2 NEWSTHE ASSAULT.(HAGER ST-UP) 12:09“Investigators say the suspecttargeted a total stranger, andhe appeared to be lingering inan area where Towsonestablishments were closingabout two omorning suggesting he may havecommitted similar crimebefore” (TRACK) A LONE WOMANHEADING DOWN AN ALLEY TO GETTO HER CAR IN THE WEE HOURS OFTHE MORNING SATURDAY IN TOWSONWHEN POLICE SAY 32- YEAR-OLDJARVIS BENSON WENT OUT OF HISWAY TO INTERCEPT HER ALONG HERPATH.
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JenniferPeach/Baltimore County PoliceDepartment :39“She wasaccosted by this suspect whoreached out and grabbed her,made a verbal statement to herand then dragged her behind adumpster that was in thealley, raped her and thenforcibly took her by the neckas he walked her back towardthe street” (TRACK) AS THAPPROACHED WEST PENNSYLVANIAAVENUE, THE VICTIM BROKE AWAYFROM HER ATTACKER AND RAN FOHELP.
ACCORDING TO COURTRECORDS, SHE WOULD LATER TELLDETECTIVES THE SUSPECT HADASKED TO KISS HER AND SHE TOLDHIM’OF THE ASSAULT EXCEPT FORSCREAMING FOR HER FATHER.POLICE IN THE AREA FOUNDBENSON, WHO MATCHED THEDESCRIPTION GIVEN BY THEVICTIM, AND DURING THE COURSEOF BEING QUESTIONED, HEADMITTED TO MAKING OUT WITH AWOMAN IN THE ALLEY, BUT HE DINOT RECALL IF HE EVER ASKEFOR HER PERMISSION.
(SOT) 1:37“It doesnthis would be the first timethat he would commit some typeof sexual assault that is thisegregious.
We believe thatitbeen involved in other sexualassaults or other types ofcrimes” (HAGER ST-UP) 12:41“If you recognize the suspector you believe he may havebeen involved in any otherincidents before, you can callthe Special Victims Unit atthe number 410-307-2020.Reporting in Towson, JeffHager, WMAR 2 News”LET'S CHECK IN WITHMETEROLOGIST STEVIE D
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