Man Charged With Rape After Alleged Attack In Parking Lot

A man is facing charges after the Pennsylvania State Police accused him of a threatening a woman with a knife and raping her.

Babaev Amirjon, 33, of Philadelphia, was preliminarily arraigned recently on charges of rape, sexual assault, indecent assault with forcible compulsion, indecent assault without consent, simple assault, and harassment. He was held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility as of Monday on 10 percent of $1 million bail.

According to authorities, the incident occurred after Amirjon and a woman met at a Philadelphia restaurant on the night of Saturday, January 20.

The woman, who had been drinking, accepted Amirjon’s offer to drive her home in her vehicle at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, January 21, state police said.

Throughout the journey to Bucks County, the two communicated via a translation app due to Amirjon’s limited English proficiency, state police said.

The situation escalated when Amirjon brought the woman and her vehicle to Penndel Borough. He stopped in front of a parked tractor-trailer in a lot along Bellevue Avenue shortly before 2:30 a.m., state police said.

After starting his truck and offering the woman a drink which she refused, Amirjon allegedly became upset. The woman felt compelled and drank. She attempted to discreetly dispose of the beverage in her car. She feared the drink may have been drugged, state police said.

The woman reported that Amirjon then lured her into his truck under the pretext of showing her something. Once inside, she found herself unable to exit due to the style of the door handle, state police said.

Inside the tractor-trailer cab, Amirjon brandished a knife and forced the woman into the back of the truck where he raped her, state police said.

The woman stated that following the assault, Amirjon threatened her with the knife and insisted on no evidence being left behind, state police said.

Fearing for her life, she attempted to negotiate her release by suggesting they go to a hotel, state police said.

Security camera footage from the area shows the woman exiting Amirjon’s truck around 4 a.m. followed by an altercation next to her vehicle. The footage captures Amirjon blocking the woman’s access to her car and attempting to grab at the area where she had her phone, according to court papers.

Audio from the scene recorded the woman resisting Amirjon, expressing her desire to return home, and calling for police assistance, state police said.

The woman eventually managed to distance herself from Amirjon and drove a short distance away to call 9-1-1.

The woman was later taken for a sexual assault forensic examination at a local hospital, state police said.

During questioning, Amirjon initially denied being in the same parking lot as the woman and engaging in any sexual activity. However, he admitted to having a knife in his truck.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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