Linda Rios/Contributing Writer
The Miami Herald released on Friday that FIU business professor, David Ralston was taken into custody last Thursday after a month-long pursuit. Ralston was found hiding in a motel 20 miles from his Weston home, in Fort Lauderdale.
According to CBS Miami, Ralston refused to turn himself in due to the lack of a warrant that required him to do so.
According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the 69 year-old professor had allegedly hired his maid this past April to clean his Ft. Meyers home through Craigslist.
CBS Miami reported that on the afternoon of April 29, Ralston offered his maid a drink, and after accepting it, she felt like she was not herself. Half an hour later, she concluded that she had been drugged.
The victim’s statement said that she felt Ralston taking her clothes off, something vibrating and then the accused penetrating her.
The woman was able to get away from Ralston’s house late at night, and seeked help from a neighbor who was then able to contact her husband and the authorities.
After the assault took place, the sheriff’s deputies performed a search and walked out with, what had been thought to be at the time, the surveillance tape containing the evidence incriminating Ralston.
Ralston is pending to appear in front of the court in Ft. Lauderdale, and then he will be transferred to Lee County for prosecution.
It’s important to always be cautious of who we meet and our surroundings because we never know who they might turn out to be and if they will be a threat to our safety and peace of mind.
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