SANFORD, Fla. – A man was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in Sanford.
Sanford police said Joshua Corbett was arrested Sunday on charges of sexual battery with a deadly weapon, armed burglary of a dwelling, destroying or tampering with physical evidence and violation of probation.
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The Sanford Police Department said it was contacted about a sexual battery that occurred Saturday morning. The victim reported that she was asleep in the bedroom of her home when she was awakened by knife-wielding man wearing a teal-colored hooded sweatshirt, latex gloves and a black mask covering his nose and mouth, according to police.
The man raped the woman, who told authorities that she believed the man was Corbett, a distant acquaintance who previously made unwanted advances toward her, police said.
An investigation led to Corbett, who was arrested, police said.