Woman near Lake Calhoun awoke to rapist in her bed, charges say

August 3, 2016 at 2:14AM

A stranger broke into a woman's Minneapolis apartment near Lake Calhoun and began raping her as she slept, according to charges.

Davon Allen, 34, of Bloomington, was charged Monday in Hennepin County District Court with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and burglary in connection with the assault on July 23. Allen was booked six days later and remains jailed in lieu of $500,000 bail.

According to the criminal complaint: The woman told police that she awoke to find a man she didn't know having sexual intercourse with her in her bed. When the man realized she had woken up, he fled.

Investigators found two ground-floor window screens were missing and another cut. A small patio table was spotted positioned immediately below a kitchen window.

Authorities say fingerprints on a partly opened bathroom window matched those of Allen, who has been jailed many times on drug offenses.

A hospital exam found injuries consistent with an assault.

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