A Lewiston man has been charged for allegedly raping an unconscious woman, videotaping the incident and posting it online.
33-year-old Frank Cunningham is charged in Nez Perce County 2nd District Court with rape, forcible sexual penetration by a foreign object while the victim was unconscious and video voyeurism.
Bond was set at $15,000, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 24.
Court records indicate the victim learned of the alleged rape after a friend saw the video on Cunningham’s cellphone. The woman contacted the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office on Friday and gave investigators the location of the 48-second video posted to a pornographic website.
Cunningham has a prior misdemeanor domestic violence conviction against the same alleged victim.
Rape is punishable by at least one year and up to life in prison. Video voyeurism carries a punishment of up to life in prison. Forcible penetration with a foreign object is punishable by up to five years in prison. (Lewiston Tribune)
