Incarcerated Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman at Rochester Hotel

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A man currently serving a prison sentence has been charged in a Rochester sexual assault case. 

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The criminal complaint, filed in Olmsted County Court on Monday, says Rochester police responded to the report of a sexual assault in May of this year.

The man charged in the sexual assault case began serving his prison sentence this past July. 

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The victim told police she was looking for her phone in Rochester on the night of May 16 when she ran into a man she met once before identified as 28-year-old Robert Rashon Mosley, the complaint says. 

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She said Mosley offered to help her find the phone. Mosley, the victim and a man and woman then went to a Rochester hotel. The victim told police she went to the hotel with the intention of getting her phone then getting back in the car, the court document says. 

She stated that she repeatedly refused Mosley’s offers for sexual activity before she eventually fell asleep at the hotel. The victim then woke up to Mosley sexually assaulting her, according to the complaint. 

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, resources are available for help. Visit the RAINN website (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) or dial 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673).

She left the room but later returned to get her shoes. She then asked one of the others who were with her and Mosley for a ride to her car, the complaint says. 

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After speaking with officers the victim went to get a  Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner exam. The results found DNA that was matched to a DNA sample Mosley provided after being compelled to do so by a search warrant, the court document states. 

A hotel employee informed police that they say Mosley and the victim together in the hotel on the night of the alleged sexual assault, according to the complaint.

Mosley denied sexually assaulting the victim, the complaint says. He’s now facing a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. 

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Court records indicate Mosley was convicted of simple robbery in December of 2021 for a robbery at a Rochester Subway restaurant that happened in March of that year. 

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He was originally given a stayed prison sentence of five years for the conviction, but was ordered to serve a 23-month prison sentence after being convicted of fifth-degree drug possession, according to court records. 

Mosley is scheduled to make his first court appearance in the sexual assault case next month.