Crime & Safety

Man Arrested in Virginia Highland Sexual Assault

68-year-old Michael Parker charged with the crime.

A 68-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the sexual assault on Rosedale Road in Virginia Highland last year.

Michael Parker was arrested and charged with rape, false imprisonment, aggravated sodomy, armed robbery and theft by deception, according to a press release issued by the Atlanta Police Department on Wednesday.

Police believe Parker is responsible for sexually assaulting a woman on Rosedale Road on Dec. 26, 2010.

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At the time, police released very little details about the crime “due to the sensitivity of the case,” a police spokesman said in December. Channel 2 Action News reported the man was carrying a kitchen knife, but police refused to confirm that detail.

Police and concerned residents canvassed the neighborhood last month with a sketch of the suspect to get the word out to neighbors about the incident and help find the man who was responsible.

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Parker is being held at the Fulton County Jail.


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