Teenager arrested on charges of rape at a Manassas hotel

WASHINGTON — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following an investigation by Prince William County police that he raped a girl.

Police said in a news release that at 3 a.m. on April 15, several juveniles were at a hotel on the 7300 block of Old Centreville Road attending a party in one of the rooms and drinking alcohol.

The girl reported that the suspect raped her when she became unconscious. She went home after the sexual assault and two days later told a school resource officer what happened.

Police arrested the suspect, who is being held at a juvenile detention center, on Thursday. The investigation is ongoing.

Below is the area where it happened.

 

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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