A 28-year-old Burnsville man was charged Thursday with criminal sexual conduct for allegedly raping his former girlfriend as she slept in their child's bed, then posting a video of the assault on Facebook.
Markeith Spencer faces four felony charges related to the July 2 attack, including one count each of terroristic threats, violation of a restraining order and nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images.
Spencer, who's racked up four previous domestic violence-related offenses for violating no-contact orders, remains jailed in Scott County. Bail has not been set.
Two of Spencer's ex-girlfriends — whom he has children with — now hold restraining orders against him. One woman from Savage filed an order for protection last spring that prohibited any contact by Spencer other than through e-mail to arrange parenting duties.
According the criminal complaint:
Despite the restraining order, the woman from Savage and Spencer were on their way to a casino with two friends to celebrate his 28th birthday on July 2. He began saying "some crazy things," so the woman pulled into a parking lot near Buffalo Wild Wings and Target in Savage.
That's when he pulled out what appeared to be a handgun, cocked it and threatened to kill her, according to the charges. (Authorities later determined that the weapon was a BB gun.)
Later that night, Spencer forced the woman to let him stay at her home. She slept in their child's room.
