Local college student accused of mid-July rape pleads not guilty

By Seth Boyes,

Nandoya Ramadhan Othman

A local college student has pleaded not guilty to accusations he sexually assaulted a juvenile female last month.

Nandoya Ramadhan Othman, age 20, has been charged with third-degree sexual abuse by force. Decorah Police officers initially responded to a disturbance the evening of July 18 in the parking lot of the Decorah Walmart, after which a 17-year-old from Waukon told police Othman had raped her earlier that afternoon.

The parking lot disturbance was reported to police as the possible beginning of a fight, but officers said “the individuals involved in the disturbance stated they were not fighting but just slap-boxing.” Both officers saw Othman and others bore scrape marks on their legs and bodies — the group said they had scraped themselves against rocks earlier that day while jumping in the Upper Iowa River near Will Baker Park, about 3 miles west of the local Walmart. Officers also noticed blood on the 17-year-old girl’s pants and a red abrasion on her neck — blood was observed on Othman’s pants as well, according to court documents.

Full article available in the August 22 Decorah Leader.

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