Former Arizona Sen. Martha McSally reported that she was groped by a stranger on Wednesday while jogging near Omaha, Nebraska. The 25-year-old suspect in her case was arrested and charged with assault early Friday morning.

A 25-year-old suspect is in custody on a sexual abuse charge after allegedly following and assaulting the former Arizona senator while she was running on Wednesday

  • @Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
    60•8 months ago

    Glad they caught him! Sadly it helped a lot that she was who she was, as this kind of thing doesn’t get as much attention or action from the police if you’re a nobody.

    • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
      38•8 months ago

      RAINN reports that out of 1,000 sexual assaults, 310 are reported, 50 of those lead to an arrest, 28 arrests lead to a conviction, and 25 of those convicted will actually serve time.

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