By Matt Carroll
Centre Daily
ROCKVIEW, Pa. — A former Rockview state prison inmate charged Thursday with the brutal sexual assault of a female employee was alone with the woman for 27 minutes, despite the fact that she sounded her emergency whistle, police say.
Omar Best, 36, faces multiple felony counts, including rape and aggravated assault, stemming from the July 25 assault. He is accused of raping the woman and choking her unconscious. Charging documents filed Thursday by state police revealed new details about the assault.
Police said Best was able to get the woman alone by walking into a clerical area where she was working. She blew a whistle to signify she was in danger when Best approached her, but no help came, police said. Best was alone with the woman for 27 minutes before leaving on his own accord, video surveillance shows.
Best, who has been transferred to another prison, was arraigned on the new charges Thursday afternoon before District Judge Leslie Dutchcot. Bail was set at $250,000, according to court documents. An attorney for Best was not listed.
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