Ex-GOP consultant from Las Vegas arrested in Atlanta rape case
A year after prosecutors in Las Vegas threw out kidnapping and other charges against him, Republican consultant Benjamin Sparks was arrested late Tuesday in connection with an alleged rape in Atlanta.
Sparks’ lawyer could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
A Georgia woman reported that Sparks, who lives in Texas, raped her at an Airbnb last month after the two met on a dating app.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal does not typically identify victims of sex crimes, but Dawn Marie Budway agreed to share her name. She also made several social media posts about her allegations of a Sept. 27 attack, including details of her correspondence with police and videos that urged authorities to arrest Sparks.
Less than a week after she said she was raped, Budway wrote on Facebook: “Share my story. Use my name. I’m real. I’m a person and I have a face, and a voice.”
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/sex-crimes/ex-gop-consultant-from-las-vegas-arrested-in-atlanta-rape-case-2149917/
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