ST. CLOUD — A 26-year-old St. Cloud man has been charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl last month in St. Cloud.
St. Cloud man charged with rape of 14-year-old girl he met near park
Austin N. Ouellette, 26, faces two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct in Stearns County court.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
May 30, 2024 at 9:48PM
Austin N. Ouellette was charged Tuesday in Stearns County District Court with two felony counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
According to court documents, police were sent to St. Cloud Hospital just before 4:30 a.m. May 26 on a report of sexual assault. The girl told police she was sitting under a bridge near Lake George the day before when Ouellette approached her and asked for a cigarette.
The girl said Ouellette, whom she did not know, invited her to walk to a gas station and then his residence in the 600 block of Ninth Avenue S., where they wererecorded by city surveillance cameras, documents state.
The girl told police that when they went to Ouellette’s room to watch a movie, he pinned her down and raped her, according to the documents. She said Ouellette told her that if she told anyone about the assault, he would hurt her and her family, the documents state. The girl then fled to a relative’s house.
Prosecutors filed a motion notifying the court that they intend to seek aggravated sentencing for the charges. Ouellette’s next court date is June 20.
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