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46 North Street. Auburn, New York 13021-3699. (315) 255-4705.
Fax (315) 255-4709
May 24, 2012
Media Release
Re: Auburn Man Arrested for Rape
On Thursday May 24, 2012 at approximately 12:34am Auburn Police
were dispatched to
a home located on the west end of the City of Auburn for the
complaint of an unwanted
person at the home. Upon arrival Officers interviewed the victim
who told them that she
was the victim of a sexual assault and that the perpetrator, an
acquaintance of hers was
still in her home sleeping. Officers did enter the home and
found the defendant hiding ina closet on the first floor of the
home. The suspect was subsequently taken into custody
without incident.
The police investigation revealed that the defendant, Ponel E.
Jackson Sr. did contact the
victim by phone and asked to speak with her at a location on
Genesee St. The victim
reported that she went to the location and Jackson was not there
so she returned to her
home and was approached by Jackson as she arrived home. It is
alleged that Jackson
pressured the victim into letting him into her home. Once inside
the home Jackson is
alleged to have forcibly raped the victim and obstructing her
breathing during the rape by
squeezing her neck with his hands during the rape. The victim
reported that after the
incident Jackson fell asleep and at that point she was able to
flee the home and make acall to a friend for help who in turn
called and reported the incident to police.
Jackson was subsequently arrested for rape 1st, criminal
possession of a weapon 3
rdas he
was in possession of a knife at the time of the incident. He was
also charged with
criminal obstruction of breathing and unlawful possession of
marijuana. He was
processed and held in the Auburn Police Department jail pending
his arraignment in
Auburn City Court this morning. No other details will be
released concerning the
location of the incident in order to protect the identity of the
victim of this sexual assault.
Jackson is a lifetime registered level three sex offender in New
York State stemming
from a 1993 Rape 3rd
conviction.
See page 2 of this release for defendant and charge details
Prepared by: Lt. Shawn I. Butler
Ph: [email protected]
