Fayette County man facing sexual assault charges

FALLS VIEW, WV (WVNS) — A Falls View man is facing felony charges relating to sexual assault in Fayette County.

According to Sheriff Mike Fridley of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, deputies opened a sexual assault investigation that occurred in Falls View of Fayette County on April 19, 2024. The two people involved were a married couple. Based on what was said from both sides, it was determined that the suspect in the situation had engaged in non-consensual sex with the victim several different times.

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The suspect, Raymond L. Withrow, 27 of Falls View, is charged with two counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, and one count of Strangulation. He was sentenced by a Fayette County Magistrate and also failed to post bond.

Withrow will be take to Southern Regional Jail to wait for his court date.

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