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Written by: E. George
Published February 7, 2023 @ 8:00 AM ET
Dougherty County (January 16, 2023) – A nurse called the authorities to report a rape after treating a 79-year-old woman who told her she had been enduring body aches from a sexual assault. Albany Police Department officers arrived, and the victim stated that her son-in-law had disconnected the security cameras in the main bedroom and raped her in the middle of the night while his wife was out of town.
The victim explained that her daughter and son-in-law, Victor Washington, bought her house after her husband’s passing and had started moving in. It was not unusual for her to spend the night there, and she would typically sleep in the main bedroom with her daughter while Washington slept on the couch in the den.
She cooked dinner, and after cleaning the kitchen, she took a shower. Once dressed, Washington offered her the main bedroom, but she declined and opted for the couch. Later in the night, she heard dogs barking and Washington calling her to the bedroom. As she went to see why he was calling her, she noticed that the security monitors, which normally always displayed live footage, all bore black screens.
Details of the assault have been redacted from the police report to protect the victim in this case.
Officers located Washington and arrested him for rape on January 25. This case is active and is currently pending in court.
Officer’s Narrative:
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I, Ptl. M. Hunt, responded in normal patrol mode to 701 N Slappey Blvd (one source) in reference to a contact person.
Upon my arrival, I made contact with [VICTIM #1] who stated that her son in law, Victor Washington, sexually assaulted her Monday night into Tuesday morning (01/16/2023 to 01/17/2023). [VICTIM #1] stated that her Daughter was out of town and Washington had invited her to their house. [VICTIM #1] stated that since her husband had pass away, her daughter and Washington had bought her house and had been moving in.
[VICTIM #1] stated that it was not unusual for her to stay the night over at their house ([2200 BLOCK] Heather Ln). [VICTIM #1] stated that she made dinner Monday night and while she was cleaning the kitchen Washington went to shower. [VICTIM #1] stated that after she finished cleaning the kitchen, [VICTIM #1] went to take a shower and Washington had finished.
[VICTIM #1] stated that once she got out of the shower and got dressed Washington offered the main bed room to her. [VICTIM #1] stated that the main bedroom was where she normally slept with her daughter when she stayed over. [VICTIM #1] stated that Washington usually slept on the couch in the den. [VICTIM #1] stated that she did not want to confuse Washington so she declined to sleep in the room.
[VICTIM #1] stated that later in the night, she heard the dogs barking and Washington called her to the main room. [VICTIM #1] stated she did not think anything was wrong. [VICTIM #1] stated that Washington had disconnected the cameras in the room because she noticed the monitors that watch the house were black screened and they are normally always on.
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I made contact with the Nurse who notified me, [REDACTED], who stated that [VICTIM #1] had made reports of sexual assault. [REDACTED] stated [VICTIM #1] had complaints of body aches stemming from the assault. I notified Lt. Hausman in reference to the incident. Lt. Hausman advised me that Sgt. Gulley was the on call investigator and would make contact with [VICTIM #1] the following day.
This case is active and forwarded to investigations.
[End of Narrative]
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