An IU student was arrested Friday after he allegedly brought a friend to his apartment and raped her.
James McGovern, 21, is charged with rape and criminal confinement.
The 21-year-old victim initially reported the rape Wednesday to Bloomington police and decided to press charges the next day, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Pam Gladish said.
Early Wednesday morning, the victim was at a bar downtown where she met McGovern, a friend, she told police. Eventually, he asked her to go back to his apartment on the 600 block of North College Avenue.
At the apartment, he led her into the bedroom and began to aggressively kiss her, which made her uncomfortable, she said. Then he pushed her with both hands onto the bed and forced her to have sex.
During the rape, she repeatedly told him to stop, Gladish said. The victim said McGovern responded by saying, “It’ll be alright” and “I won’t tell anyone.”
When McGovern finished raping her, he took her to the front door and pushed her outside, she told police. She contacted a friend, who took her to Bloomington Hospital, where a rape kit was done.
McGovern agreed to meet Friday with a detective at his apartment, Gladish said. He was then taken to BPD headquarters, where he declined to speak and was arrested. He was taken to the Monroe County Correctional Center, where he’s held without bond.
Jack Evans
