A Bloomington man was arrested Friday evening on charges of sexual battery.
A 23-year-old woman came to the lobby of the Bloomington Police Department on Thursday afternoon and told police a man she knew assaulted her.
She said she had been with the 29-year-old male in her apartment when the incident occurred. She told officers he had been drinking Jim Beam whiskey straight from the bottle.
She said the two were sitting on a couch together when the man put his hand on her leg. He then tried to convince her to have sex with him.
The woman told police she said no several times, but the man began touching her vaginal area from the outside of her clothes.
He also tried to put his hand down her shirt, she said, but she stopped him. She told police he then began touching her breasts outside of her shirt.
According to police the man placed her hand on his groin area when she stood up and tried to get him to leave.
The man eventually left her apartment. When police located him on Friday, BPD Lt. Ryan Pedigo said he confirmed he had been drinking Jim Beam and the last thing he remembered from that night was touching the woman’s leg.
He was arrested and taken to jail on charges of sexual battery.
