An Oregon man is charged with two counts of sexual assault after allegedly committing a nonconsensual sex act on a woman who asked him to sleep with her in the nude on her bed, according to court documents filed by police.
Documents state the 27-year-old woman, a guest in an Airbnb on Government Beach Road in Pahoa, told police that at about 2 a.m. Friday she had asked 34-year-old Christopher Sanburn, another tenant in the Airbnb, to sleep in the nude with her because she was afraid of a pig that was on the property.
According to documents, the woman told police that while she was sleeping in the nude with Sanburn, she felt a pain in her vagina, and discovered Sanburn’s penis inside her.
The woman told police she did not give consent for Sanburn to have sex with her, documents state.
The Tribune-Herald doesn’t identify sexual assault victims, unless they choose to go public.
Sanburn was charged with second-degree sexual assault, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment upon conviction, and fourth-degree sexual assault, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail. Advised of his rights, Sanburn requested a lawyer, documents state.
According to documents, bail was set at $50,000 for the more serious charge and $2,000 for the lesser charge, “due to the seriousness of the offense and the risk of (Sanburn) fleeing the jurisdiction.”
A check of national crime databases found no prior felony convictions for Sanburn, documents state.
At Sanburn’s initial court appearance Monday, Deputy Public Defender Megan Fellows made a motion for Sanburn to be freed on court-supervised release without monetary bail, and Deputy Prosecutor Andrew Son objected to the motion.
Hilo District Judge Jeffrey Hawk denied Sanburn’s motion, maintained bail at $52,000 and ordered Sanburn to return Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.