An arrest has been made for a sexual assault in an Atlanta nightclub that was livestreamed by the victim.
Dominique Williams turned himself in on Tuesday, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was charged with aggravated sodomy and is being held without bond.
Ch2 is the 1st media outlet to break this. APD arrested Dominique Williams for allegedly raping a woman in Opera nightclub while the woman was on FB live. We also have an exclusive interview with another alleged victim. I’ll let you know when it’ll air pic.twitter.com/5Irvppe0tb
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) January 31, 2019
The attack happened on January 20 in Opera nightclub where victim Jasmine Eiland was celebrating her birthday. Eiland was livestreaming the celebration on Facebook when she began to dance with Williams. When he started to violate her, she screamed for him to stop and yelled for help. Williams was later seen carrying Eiland off the dance floor. The video was later removed from Facebook, but copies of it remain online.
The Atlanta Police Department (APD) contacted Williams a day after the attack but did not release his name because the investigation was active. APD says Eiland is cooperating with investigators.
The young woman has hired attorney Chris Stewart, who represented the family of Alton Sterling after he was killed by police, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Williams retained Shequel Ross, who released a statement denying any wrongdoing.
“There were people in very close proximity to Mr. Williams and Ms. Eiland's consensual dance–and they were not alerted, nor did they offer assistance because nothing resembling an assault was taking place,” a spokesperson for the law firm said.
The incident is still under investigation by the APD Special Victims Unit.
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