Crime & Safety
New Port Richey Man Accused Of Assaulting Wife
A 43-year-old man was arrested after being accused of assaulting his wife.
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A 43-year-old New Port Richey man has been charged with sexual battery and felony battery after being accused of assaulting his wife.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, around 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, Siete Domeke Sanders entered his home in New Port Richey where his wife was sleeping on a couch. Deputies said he slapped her in the face several times, punched her in the arms and tried to make her perform oral sex.
The wife grabbed her cellphone and ran out of the house to a store down the street where she called 911 and hid in a storage closet.
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Sanders' family said he has a history of mental health issues and is now receiving therapy.
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