St. Cloud man convicted of raping girl in high school bathroom

St. Cloud (WJON News) – A St. Cloud man was sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl at a high school basketball game in 2019.

A judge in Stearns County sentenced the 22-year-old Robert Epps to four years in prison. He will be credited with having already spent a little over a year in county jail.

Epps pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse by use of force or coercion in connection with the December 2019 incident at Apollo High School.

According to the criminal complaint filed in Stearns County District Court, Epps followed a classmate into the restroom, pushed her down and assaulted her at knifepoint. The girl was 15 at the time of the incident and Epps was 18.

According to court records, Epps also pleaded guilty in Benton County District Court to sexually assaulting another 15-year-old girl after a family wedding in August 2020. He will be sentenced for that crime on June 27.

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