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Suspect of sexual assault of the University of Houston, accused of a great jury

Suspect of sexual assault of the University of Houston, accused of a great jury

Houston, Texas – The man accused of sexually assaulted a student from the University of Houston in KnifePoint was charged with a big jury this week.

The great federal jury has been accused of 40 years Eric Latroy Brown At three accusations, two charges of aggravated sexual assault and an aggravated robbery accusation of February 7 attack.

The federal indictment comes almost a month after Brown was captured after a 10 -day hand. Brown is currently in prison with an obligation of $ 15 million.

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Brown, who is believed to be homeless at the time of the attack, approached a 21-year-old student, at the UH Welcome Center garage, forced her in her vehicle and then sexually assaulted at KnifePoint.

Chronology: Attacks, mistakes, search and arrest of Eric Brown

Brown then took off $ 30 and the student’s mail, according to judicial documents.

Initially, Brown was initially arrested after UHPD officers found him wrongly acting near the same parking garage about six hours after the incident. He became aggressive during the arrest and had to be observed before being arrested, according to the records, under the charge of assaulting a peace officer and resistance to arrest.

However, Brown was wrongly released from prison less than 24 hours after the attack on February 8, and charges of sexual assault were not filed until Wednesday, February 12th.

The lawyer of the Harris District, Sean Teare, said that mistakes were made in terms of case, especially with the documents submitted by the police and a breakdown of communication between his office and officers. He promised to make changes and make sure the error has not happened.

Finally, Brown was arrested after being spotted by riding a metrail.

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