Man Arrested in Three Sexual Assaults From 2012, 2013

The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a man in connection with three different sexual assaults occurring in 2012 and 2013.

Darius Nelson, 28, of Southeast D.C., was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse dating back to April 2012, August 2012 and September 2013.

Police said the first crime happened in the 2100 block of R Street SE on Apr. 20, 2012. The victim was inside a vacant basement apartment when the suspect entered and physically and sexually assaulted the victim.

The second incident, occurred in the area of Pennsylvania and Minnesota avenues SE on Aug. 18, 2012, police said. The victim was walking early in the morning when she was approached by the suspect, punched in the face, and forced into an alley, where he sexually assaulted her.

The final incident occurred Sept. 18, 2013, in the 2200 block of Nicholson Street SE. The victim was walking around 11 p.m. when she was approached from behind by the suspect and forced into an alley, where she was robbed and sexually assaulted.

Nelson is currently being held on an arrest warrant from the D.C. Superior Court.

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