An East Ridge man is being charged with rape for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman after a Halloween party on Sunday.
Police responded to the 3700 block of Fountain Avenue on a reported rape and were told by the victim that it occurred after a party there, according to court records. The victim said she went to bed with her boyfriend and several guests spent the night instead of going home. One guest, Gabriel Grant, 23, was invited to sleep on the couch in the bedroom.
The victim said she awoke at some point in the night to Grant touching her and saw his genitals were exposed. After police read Grant his rights, he told them he climbed into bed with the victim after she had fallen asleep.
He said he was 90 percent sure she was awake and consenting during the sexual contact, but became 100 percent sure she was awake when she jumped out of bed.