3/5/2010
DAVID CLOUSTON
Paul Henry Parker Jr., 46, Salina, was bound over for trial Friday on rape and other charges stemming from the alleged attack of an elderly woman in her hospital bed Feb. 20 at Salina Regional Health Center.
Parker was ordered by District Judge Rene Young to stand trial on felony charges that include one count of rape, one count of attempted rape, one count of aggravated sexual battery and one count of aggravated burglary.
The rape, attempted rape and aggravated sexual battery counts include alternative theories upon which jurors could find Parker guilty.
On the rape charge, jurors could find that the victim was overcome by force or fear, was physically powerless, or that Parker obtained her consent by misrepresenting that intercourse was medically necessary and a part of her therapy.
Both the attempted rape and aggravated sexual battery charges allege that the victim was overcome by force or fear, or was physically powerless.
Parker also faces two charges of misdemeanor battery.
His arraignment in Saline County District Court is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The victim, who is in her 90s, demonstrated a clear recollection overall of the incident that authorities allege occurred Feb. 20 in a third floor patient room at Salina Regional Health Center.
The woman testified she screamed, “You’re killing me!” at her attacker a moment after she collapsed on her stomach with the bulk of her attacker on top of her.
Before he raped her, she testified that her attacker, a man she identified in court as Parker, rubbed her back with lotion and was touching her genital area in an attempt to sexually arouse her.


Read the Salina Journal Saturday for the complete story.

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