A Florida man has been accused of having sex with an unconscious woman at a fraternity house last year.
State College police filed criminal charges against Taylor House, 22, of Weston, Florida on Friday.
According to court documents, State College police were informed of the alleged assault last year by Penn State police after the Beta Sigma Beta fraternity council informed university police. Police launched an investigation, interviewing the alleged victim and various fraternity brothers.
One witness reportedly told police that the victim, an 18 year old freshman at the time, arrived at the fraternity house around midnight and appeared to be intoxicated. She later went to an upstairs bedroom to hang out with the the witness and several other people before announcing that she wanted to take a nap.
The witness reportedly told police that she was nude under a blanket when she fell asleep, at which point he left her alone in the room. He reportedly did not see anyone else enter the room.
But then around 2:00 a.m., the fraternity brother who slept in that room reportedly went upstairs to find House with the victim on his lap and the blanket wrapped around them. He reportedly believed the two had been having sex based on the movements underneath the blanket.
When he told House to get out of his room, he reportedly got up and left without saying anything. When House got up, the witness reportedly watched as the naked woman “flopped” onto the couch they’d been sitting on. The witness could not recall if House was wearing pants or if his genitals were exposed.
“The witness stated that as soon as he saw the way the female fell he knew she was unconscious and unaware of the contact that House was having with her,” reads the affidavit of probable cause.
The witness, unsure of what to do, stayed with the victim until morning to make sure she was okay. She reportedly woke around 8:00 a.m. and left, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
The witnesses notified the fraternity council, who interviewed the brothers and in turn notified police. The fraternity council reportedly told police that House denied having sex with the victim, but gave several different inconsistent stories about what had happened that night.
When State College police interviewed the alleged victim, she reportedly said she had “little to no” recollection of that night and in no way consented to any sexual acts with House.
House faces charges of misdemeanor indecent assault and summary level harassment.
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