Man arrested for alleged rape
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Robert Mathewson
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POLSON — Robert Jennings Mathewson, Jr., 32, was arrested and is being held in Lake County Jail facing felony charges of aggravated assault, two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, and kidnapping. The State is requesting $150,000 bond.
Mathewson appeared in Judge Deborah Kim Christopher’s court on Thursday, but because Mathewson did not have counsel, his case was continued to July 3.
According to court documents, on June 18 a woman fell asleep in Mathewson’s trailer and awoke as he was touching her. She told him to stop, but he allegedly hit her in the face and brutally raped her more than once over the course of six hours while refusing to allow her to leave. She eventually escaped and went to a friend’s house and waited for transportation to the hospital. A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy and a Tribal Law Enforcement officer arrived and interviewed her at the hospital. During the interview, the deputy noticed petechiae in her eyes and small purple dots on her face, consistent with being choked. He also observed other injuries, including a bloody lip.
