University of Utah director was arrested for allegedly raping his wife. He has been charged with several counts under the law against sexual abuse.
Lonnie Norton, the director of College of Computing at the Department of Humanities has been lodged in the Salt Lake County jail. The woman has not been identified in order to protect the interests of victim of sexual abuse.
Last week, the 49-years-old rape suspect's wife had moved the court for divorce and before that she had sought for the protective order against the man reportedly citing the marital sexual assault.
Norton is charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, forcible sexual abuse, aggravated sexual assault, object rape, aggravated burglary, violating a protective order and disrupting a communication device, said Sandy Police Sgt. Jon Arnold, reported Deseret News.
According to reports, Norton barged into his estranged wife's residence Sunday around 2 a.m. The victim, who woke up to the loud sound, abortively tried to call the police. However, by then the accused had delivered a blow with his fist in her face and duct taped her at the gun point.
It was little too late before police traced to the victim's house based on the 911 hang-up.
Later, Norton allegedly drove her to an undisclosed building at campus of University of Utah, where he allegedly raped his wife.
After the alleged rape, Norton rode her to his place where they had inhabited together before he agreed to take her to her home giving into her perseverance. The victim reportedly took pictures of his car before she dialled 911 and reported about the incident.
According to Deseret News, the University of Utah distanced itself from the matter and refused to make any comment. "The school has no tolerance for use of its facilities in violation of university policy or the law. University employees who commit violent acts on university property are not eligible to remain employed at the university and will be excluded from campus. The university does not comment on individual personnel actions or ongoing investigations," it said In a statement released Monday.
