<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1uo5d9_0w7nA9tI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1uo5d9_0w7nA9tI00" width="1320" height="743" >BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County say an Altoona man is behind bars following a months-long investigation into an alleged sexual assault near a local college campus.Logan Township police say 23-year-old David Brunner is accused of raping a woman in the backseat of a vehicle, while in a parking lot, near the Penn State Altoona campus.According to the affidavit, police were contacted in February to investigate an alleged sexual assault after a complaint was filed with the Penn State Altoona campus police department.Investigators say the victim told officers that she had met Brunner at a house party along Juniata Gap Road where he reportedly offered to take her for a ride in his vehicle.Police say that multiple party goers witnessed the two leaving together, at which time Brunner allegedly drove the victim to an empty parking lot near an area student housing complex.According to the victim, police say the two allegedly began kissing inside the vehicle before moving to the backseat, where Brunner allegedly "forced himself" onto the victim.Police say that when they questioned Brunner about the allegations, he reportedly claimed that the sexual activity was consensual.Investigators say, upon further investigation, authorities matched Brunner's DNA to a DNA sample collected from the victim's clothing.According to online court records, Brunner is charged with rape by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and two counts of felony sexual assault.He is jailed at the Blair County Prison on $50,000 bail.</div></body>

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Altoona man accused of raping woman in parking lot near local college campus, police say

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County say an Altoona man is behind bars following a months-long investigation into an alleged sexual assault near a local college campus. Logan Township police say 23-year-old David Brunner is accused of raping a woman in the backseat of a vehicle,...