Prosecutors file charges for 2018 sexual assault
Madison Stuerman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Boone County prosecutors have charged a man with rape stemming from an assault that took place in July 2018.
Antonio Bates, 58, is charged with one count of first-degree rape.
Court documents state that on July 24, 2018, police were called to a sexual assault in the 800 block of Ann Street around 3 a.m.
Police said the victim reported being outside near a garden area of an apartment when a conversation started with Bates, who was unknown to the victim at the time.
It was reported the victim told police Bates started to grab at their dress while talking and allegedly pulled them by the arm to the back of a building. Court documents state the victim was forced to the ground and assaulted.
Court documents state the victim went to the hospital and had a sexual assault test done. Bates was identified after the test was a match to him, according to police.
Bates was not in custody as of Monday morning. A warrant for his arrest was issued on June 13.
Police said Bates has ties to the St. Louis area.