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Man is charged with 2nd sex assault near Loring Park

Last update: July 25, 2008 - 9:07 PM

A Minneapolis man was charged Friday with raping a woman near Loring Park.

Henry Lean Jackson, 48, was arrested Thursday and charged with sexually assaulting a woman in August 2007.

Earlier this year, he had been convicted of another, separate sexual assault near the same park during the same month, according to a complaint. In connection with that case, he had provided a DNA sample. It matched DNA found on the victim in the new case.

According to Friday's complaint:

Minneapolis police were called to Hennepin County Medical Center on Aug. 19 after a woman reported she'd been grabbed by a man the night before. She said he had covered her nose and mouth with his hand and said, "If you scream, I'll kill you," then dragged her to a staircase and raped her.

Jackson was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of kidnapping. He is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

PATRICE RELERFORD

AND JENNA ROSS