Las Vegas tourist forced woman to have sex on Vegas Strip in public, tore off part of her ear, assaulted her
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A tourist celebrating the birth of his grandchild is accused of forcing a woman to have sex in public on the Las Vegas Strip, tearing off a piece of her ear, police say.
Samuel Garee Jr., 45, of Salem, Oregon, faces charges including sex assault resulting in substantial bodily harm, kidnapping and battery.
An employee at The Strat Hotel and Casino called police around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, saying Garee and a woman were attempting to have sexual intercourse near a bus stop on the Las Vegas Strip, police said. The caller indicated the woman was injured.
Police responded, finding the victim with several injuries, including part of her ear missing, they said.
Garee told police he was visiting from Oregon and was staying at a different Strip hotel, officers said.
According to police, video surveillance showed the woman performing a sex act on Garee outside of The Strat property. Several witnesses reported seeing Garee hit and punch the woman in the face.
In the hospital, doctors noted the woman had several facial fractures, cuts and part of her ear was missing, police said. She told police she had just met Garee and accompanied him to the casino. She told police he “seemed nice” and was not interested in “being sexual with him.”
Garee told police he was in Las Vegas to celebrate the birth of a grandchild, they said. He maintained he had no memory of the incident.
Judge Holly Stoberski set Garee’s bail at $500,000. He remained in jail as of Thursday.
