A 14-year-old girl walked down the hallway of a St. Paul apartment building on her way to a relative’s unit when two men grabbed her and raped her, authorities say.
One of the men, Adrian Raymaar Keys, was charged this week in connection with the sexual assault, according to a criminal complaint filed against him Wednesday in Ramsey County District Court.
The 41-year-old St. Paul man faces one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Keys and his accomplice pulled the girl into a unit inside a West Side apartment complex on the 60 block of West George Street on May 23 as the teen was walking to her cousin’s apartment to retrieve her phone, the complaint said.
Once inside, the men tore off her clothes and assaulted her vaginally and orally, authorities say.
The girl later told police that her perpetrators smoked methamphetamine during the attack and occasionally blew it in her mouth as they assaulted her, charges say.
When it was over they threw her a $20 bill and left, the girl told officers, according to the charges.
She left the money behind and eventually disclosed what happened to her mother, who took her to a hospital for a sexual assault examination.
The young teen told police that she had seen her attackers inside her cousin’s apartment building a few days before the assault, charges say.
They had complimented her and her friend when they saw her dancing and singing inside the complex, the girl told police, according to the charges.
One of the men was also friends with one of the girl’s acquaintances on Facebook.
During an interview Tuesday with police, Keys admitted to having sex with the girl but said she had initiated the encounter. He also said he didn’t know that she was 14.
It does not appear that charges have yet been filed against Keys’ alleged accomplice in the assault.
Keys was convicted of second-degree murder in 1995. In that case, Keys, who was 17 at the time, fatally shot Heidi Brummett while attempting to rob her and a man with her at the time.
Keys also has convictions for violating an order for no contact, fifth-degree drug possession and driving while intoxicated.
No attorney was listed for him in court records and none of his relatives could be immediately reached for comment.
