ACSO investigating alleged sexual battery

Published 12:05 am Friday, April 26, 2013

NATCHEZ — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged sexual battery a 56-year-old woman reported Thursday.

Sheriff Chuck Mayfield said the woman was reportedly picked up by a female friend, and the two went to the friend’s house where they drank alcohol.

The woman reported that she went to sleep and woke up to find a male acquaintance sexually assaulting her, Mayfield said. The woman blacked out shortly after waking up, Mayfield said.

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The sheriff’s office is currently interviewing suspects, Mayfield said, and anyone with any information about the case should call ACSO at 601-442-2752.