Charged for second degree rape

PULLMAN—A Tacoma man was charged for rape in the second degree after being arrested for a different charge of making a false or misleading statement to a public officer.

According to the police report, the incident occurred in February 2020 when the victim met two men outside Stubblefields after the bar had closed. One of the men was Demetrius Robinson, 33. The three returned to the other man’s Pullman residence where they allegedly consumed cocaine before Robinson allegedly assaulted the victim.

After the incident occurred, the victim contacted police and was admitted to the ER for a sexual assault exam.

Robinson was arrested Aug. 27 for making a false statement and transported to the Pullman Police Department. While in the holding area he was placed under arrest for the second degree rape and later transported to Whitman County Jail.