Ex-TSU Student Arrested For Campus Rape

NASHVILLE, TN — A 29-year-old former Tennessee State University student raped a teenager in an overflow campus parking lot, according to Metro Police.

Darius Booth, 29, is charged with aggravated statutory rape, though more charges could be forthcoming.

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According to an investigation, Booth — who told the victim he was 23 — met the victim on Twitter and the two met on campus in September. The pair rode around in Booth's Dodge Charger and ended up in a secluded part of the overflow parking lot for Hale Hall.

The victim and Booth began to nod off in the car, according to the affidavit, and Booth began groping the victim's legs and back. Booth did not stop when asked and then raped the victim, investigators said.

Booth stopped when the victim began to cry. The victim then fled from the car "crying hysterically."

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