Police arrest sex-crime suspect

A suspect was arrested Wednesday night in connection with a string of cases involving a trespasser entering the apartments of females and lying in bed with the victims while they slept, police said.

In some cases, the suspect fondled the victims.

Arnold A. Adjetey, 23, of 1922 Sunchase Drive, was charged with 18 counts of felony breaking and entering and two felony counts of sexual battery.

Adjetey is a student at Blue Ridge Community College, according to the Harrisonburg Police Department. Adjetey currently is being held without bail at Rockingham County Jail, police said. A bond hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 5.

Since January 2003, 18 reports have been filed by female victims with the HPD. Reports were filed by females primarily living in student housing complexes along Devon Lane.

The victims said they were accosted by an unknown individual who entered through unlocked doors and would lay beside them while they slept, according to the HPD. Often referring to the women as "Jen" or "Rebecca," the suspect reportedly became very apologetic once discovered by the females.

Early in 2000, Adjetey was charged and found guilty of misdemeanor indecent exposure. He was sentenced to a one-year suspended jail sentence, according to court documents.

In February of this year, Adjetey was charged with a second incident of indecent exposure, found guilty, fined $500 and given a one-year suspended sentence.