Pensacola, FL (June 4, 2019) – Police say that 18-year-old Christopher Walmsley was arrested for forced sexual battery after he allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl he met on Snapchat.
Police were called to a home in Escambia County on Tuesday to question a 16-year-old girl who was upset and crying, saying that she had met Walmsley through Snapchat and invited him to her grandmother’s home. He came over earlier that day to allegedly watch television.
However, when the girl walked into her room, Walmsley followed her and started trying to kiss her when she sat down on her bed. She told Walmsley that she was not comfortable with having sex but he kept going.
The girl alleged that Walmsley raped her after she told him no multiple times and choked her with his hand the entire time.
Police were able to track down Walmsley through Snapchat and arrested him. Investigators found the corner of a condom wrapper in his pocket when he was taken to jail.
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