Two separate Joplin, MO assaults reported

Joplin (Missouri) police are investigating a sexual assault and an attempted rape over the weekend.

In the 1st incident, a 29 year old woman allegedly woke up to a man performing oral sex on her after she fell asleep at his house early on the morning of October 5th. After fighting her assailant off, the victim hailed a ride to St. John's Regional Medical Center for a rape exam. When she went down to the police station to file charges, the alleged attacker claimed the charges were false.

In the second incident, an 18 year old woman was allegedly attacked after trying to retrieve her cell phone from a man at her friend's apartment. The man allegedly grabbed the victim's phone and told her she would have to go into a room with him to get the phone back. After going into the bedroom, the man allegedly tried to pull her clothes off. The suspect is still at large as of Monday, October 8th.

Two separate assaults reported to police