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A District Heights man was arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a woman after meeting her through a dating app on Christmas Eve and taking her to a parking garage where he posed as a police officer and threatened her with a gun, Prince George’s County police said.A District Heights man was arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a woman after meeting her through a dating app on Christmas Eve and taking her to a parking garage where he posed as a police officer and threatened her with a gun, Prince George’s County police said.
Authorities charged Michael Crutchfield II, 23, with first- and second-degree rape, perverted practice, and the use of a firearm in a violent crime, police said in a statement. Authorities charged Michael Crutchfield II, 23, with first- and second-degree rape, perverted practice and the use of a firearm in a violent crime, police said in a statement.
County police were called to a hospital in the District about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning to investigate the report of an assault earlier that morning in a Temple Hills parking garage, officials said.County police were called to a hospital in the District about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning to investigate the report of an assault earlier that morning in a Temple Hills parking garage, officials said.
The victim told police she met Crutchfield online a few hours before the assault and she agreed to have him pick her up at home for a date. Police said Crutchfield drove them to a garage, where he identified himself as an officer and used the gun to threaten the woman before he attacked her.The victim told police she met Crutchfield online a few hours before the assault and she agreed to have him pick her up at home for a date. Police said Crutchfield drove them to a garage, where he identified himself as an officer and used the gun to threaten the woman before he attacked her.
After the assault, police said Crutchfield drove the woman home.After the assault, police said Crutchfield drove the woman home.
Detectives later identified Crutchfield and arrested him at his home, officials said.Detectives later identified Crutchfield and arrested him at his home, officials said.
Investigators determined that he is not a police officer but he recently worked as a special police officer for a company in the District. Investigators determined that he is not a police officer but recently worked as a special police officer for a company in the District.
County police said Crutchfield was being held on a no-bond status.County police said Crutchfield was being held on a no-bond status.
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