Mom tells how a burglar broke into her home and then sexually assaulted her when she called 911 while her children were upstairs

By Alexa Cimino for Dailymail.Com

04:46 May 12, 2024, updated 04:47 May 12, 2024

A Missouri mother was sexually assaulted during a home invasion while her two daughters and friend were upstairs.

The suspect is being held without bond in the county jail.

On Monday, Sarah Bommarito was at her home in Lee’s Summit when a man followed her children into their home.

“Hey, I think you’re in the wrong house.” “That’s what I told him… you’re in the wrong house,” Bommarito told Fox 4.

The man, now identified as 20-year-old Khalil Malik Cooper, refused to leave the property. Bommarito’s maternal instincts came to the fore and she fought back.

She locked her door and called 911, but Cooper was adamant.

“He went to my front door and rang the doorbell nonstop – over and over again – just banging,” she described.

Cooper managed to get into the house through another door. When he entered the house, he began sexually assaulting Bommarito while her children were playing upstairs.

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Bommarito remained on the phone with 911 throughout the attack. The attack was recorded, documented and used as evidence.

“The outcome of what happened to me is so different because the officer came in through the side door and didn’t wait – he didn’t wait for backup,” Bommarito said.

Officer Price was the first officer on the scene. He had to physically pull Cooper away from Bommarito and throw him to the ground until more officers arrived and helped Price.

Cooper was charged with three felonies, including two counts of sodomy or attempted sodomy and burglary.

Bommarito emphasized the importance of preserving evidence and acknowledged that providing it to authorities was an emotional burden for her.

“Before you do anything to destroy evidence, do not wash your hands and do not wash your body. I wanted to set myself on fire, I wanted to be clean, I wanted all of those things, and you have to fight because you’re going to destroy your evidence, so fight back,” she said.

The survivor says she especially wants to thank Officer Price, whose bravery saved her life.