Man, 61, charged in sexual assault on homeless woman in Las Vegas
A 61-year-old man accused of beating, robbing and sexually assaulting a homeless woman last week in downtown Las Vegas is in custody.
Marshall Donnell Prince was charged with two counts of sexual assault and single counts of robbery, battery with intent to commit sexual assault and battery with a deadly weapon after, his arrest report said, he raped and assaulted the woman.
Metropolitan Police Department officers received a report from a woman “who was bleeding and had multiple bruises” early on July 15. She told police she was “beaten and raped” by a male who she met at a bus stop on Las Vegas Boulevard near downtown, according to the report.
The woman told the man she was homeless but volunteered to cook for him, and the two went to a nearby market to buy groceries.
After buying food, Prince forced the woman to the ground and sexually assaulted her after punching her in the stomach in a parking lot near the store, according to the arrest report. A short time later, the suspect “hit her numerous times with a closed fist” and “struck her with what she thought was a rock or brick in the forehead,” according to the police report.
The victim told Prince she needed some medicine because she was diabetic, and the two went to another store across the street where Prince asked the victim to buy him candy. When she refused, he punched her in the head and stole her EBT card and bus pass, according to the arrest report.
The victim escaped and found help near the Fremont Street Experience, the police report said.
Prince was arrested the next morning near Fremont Street.
Prince told investigators the encounter was consensual but admitted to striking her with an open hand in the face more than once, the report said.
He was held with no bail and will appear in court again on Aug. 15, according to court documents filed.
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