Man suspected of statutory rape arrested in Healdsburg

<p>A young man suspected in the statutory rape of a 16-year-old teen in Cloverdale was in custody after his arrest Sunday afternoon.</p><p>Healdsburg police and Sonoma County sheriff's deputies helped in the arrest of the 19-year-old at about 1 p.m. while he was at work at a Healdsburg store, said Healdsburg Police Corporal Tanya Potter.</p><p>His name wasn't initially available Sunday afternoon.</p><p>A 16-year-old Santa Rosa girl contacted Cloverdale police on July 18. She said she had been sexually assaulted at a house party in the town on July 16, police reported.</p><p>She told officers teens at the party had been drinking to excess, police reported.</p><p>She said that as she slept the suspect came into the bedroom, took off both their clothes and raped her. She said she was sexually assaulted twice.</p><p>She said she was kept in the bedroom until early morning when he left the house, police reported.</p><p>From his description, including tattoos, police were able to identify the man. Officers on Saturday alerted neighboring police agencies to look for the suspect.</p><p>Sheriff's deputies working in the north county spotted him Sunday morning. They contacted Healdsburg police, who made the arrest.</p><p>He was suspected of statutory rape, rape by intoxicating substance and oral copulation, according to Cloverdale police.</p>