Two Men Arrested in Alleged Sexual Assault in Ocean City
Police say a 15-year-old girl reported that the alleged crime took place at a rental home on West Avenue.
What started started as an encounter on the Ocean City Boardwalk on Sunday night ended in an alleged sexual assault at a vacation rental home on the 2900 block of West Avenue.
Two Pennsylvania men have been charged with aggravated sexual assault, according to Ocean City Police Capt. Steven Ang.
A 15-year-old girl reported to police that she met the two men on the Boardwalk. They were believed to be staying in Ocean City for the week, according to police reports. The girl agreed to go back to their rental unit, where the alleged sexual assault occurred, Ang said.
The girl went alone to the residence, and no charge has been filed related to providing alcohol to a minor, according to Ang.
The victim left the residence after the alleged assault and reported the incident to a family member a short time later. Police received the call at 1:25 a.m. Monday, June 11.
The investigating officers were able to locate the two suspects still at the address where the alleged assault occurred, Ang said. Both suspects were taken into custody without incident soon after the report to police.
The suspects were charged on an arrest warrant issued by Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten. Both suspects are being held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility on $300,000 cash bail. The investigation is being conducted by Det. Mark Pancoast, Det. Anthony Fearnhead and the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office.
Koshion Thomas, 18, of Bristol, Pa., is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Joshua M. Jenkins, 23, of Bristol, Pa., is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual assault/physical force.
The suspects are not related, according to Ang.
Stan duzy
12:33 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Why is the race of the two individuals arrested and charged pertinent to the story?
Douglas Bergen
1:46 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
That's a fair question. It was a follow to the question: Are the two men related? But I took it out of the story, in case it's misinterpreted as anything else.
DTK
1:48 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
agreed.... and why mention that they weren't related to each other? ridiculous....
DTK
1:50 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
thank you.... it really had no bearing and i wonder why the police chief felt the need to clean up whether or not they were related..... they don't even share the same names.... ????
DTK
1:50 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
*clear up.....
Douglas Bergen
2:17 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
DTK, you can criticize me for the question and for including it in the original draft ... it really wasn't the OCPD putting it out there.
John ferguson
5:48 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Good god if thats all you got out of that report god help you, or someone should help you pull your heads out of your butts, a young girl was raped by the two unrelated morons.
Nancy Perfect
7:07 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
I would rather know her mom or dad's name . Obviously, she needed attention from someone.
knowledge
6:31 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Why was a 15yr old out alone. Where was her guidance. She went back willingly. Did the question of age come up. Obviously she mustve appeared/acted older. Also, to conclude that may have been her story because she was out late. And, sexual assault was the excuse. I don't believe that happened in the manner printed!
BLDShamrock
10:47 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Whatever manner in which it happened, it happened and no matter the circumstances no one "deserves" what happened to her.