Crime & Safety
3 From Woodinville Company Charged With Raping Employee: Report
The three men worked at drywall contractor Northwest Partitions. The victim was a drywall apprentice at the company.
WOODINVILLE, WA - Three men who worked at a Woodinville drywall company have been accused of raping an apprentice multiple times last fall, according to the Seattle P-I. The three men, who were foremen at Northwest Partitions, attacked the woman at job sites in Seattle, Lynnwood, and Renton, according to the report.
Matthew Riley, 33, Mauricio Antonio-Perez, 38, and Ramiro Benicio-Zepeda, 41, allegedly attacked the woman between September and October. She reported the attacks to her union supervisor in November, according to the report.
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The three men are being held at the King County Jail. Riley is facing second and third-degree rape charges. Antonio-Perez is facing a third-degree rape charge, and Benecio-Zepeda is facing a second-degree rape charge.
They have been placed on unpaid leave from the company. The victim is on paid leave, Northwest Partitions CEO James Kahler told the P-I.
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