A woman in her late twenties told Murfreesboro Police that she was raped at the Ramada Inn on South Church Street. The victim told police that the man was a "family friend."

Acquaintance rape is much more prevalent than stranger rape. In a study published by the Department of Justice, 82% of the victims were raped by someone they knew (acquaintance/friend, intimate, relative) and 18% were raped by a stranger.

In the most recent case reported in Murfreesboro, the victim told officers that she went to the hospital several hours after the attack took place. Police know the suspects name and address. Evidently, he is in his early thirties and lives off of Veterans Parkway in Murfreesboro.

The case is under investigation.

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MPD Incident 17-5365