Man charged with rape after victim mistakes him for husband

photo Jason Lee Vananda

KNOXVILLE - A Maryville man was charged with rape over the weekend when the victim realized after a drunken sexual encounter that the man was not her husband, authorities said.

Jason Lee Vananda, 39, was taken into custody shortly after the alleged assault at a West Knox County residence Saturday night, an arrest report reads.

Vananda attended a cookout at the home of the woman and her husband earlier that day. The suspect and the victim both drank several alcoholic beverages that night, the report states.

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