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(Update) Iowan accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman

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September 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

STUART, Iowa (AP) – A 36-year-old Des Moines man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting an acquaintance. Stuart Police Sgt. Ryan Harding says Corey Drake held the woman at a motel in Stuart overnight Saturday. She talked to police on Sunday, and Drake was arrested at his home.

Adair County Jail records say Drake remained in custody Tuesday. News about the allegation stunned some residents in Stuart. Resident Nate Westre told Des Moines television station KCCI that, “You never want to hear about that anywhere, but especially in your hometown . your backyard.”