Cda Man Arrested As Assault Suspect

Coeur d’Alene police arrested a 32-year-old man Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman.

Thomas D. McMahan, of Coeur d’Alene, was charged with felony forcible sexual penetration.

A 20-year-old Coeur d’Alene woman told police that she and several friends were out on the town Wednesday night when they met up with McMahan, who asked to tag along with them.

The group drank alcohol during the course of the evening and the woman was eventually taken to her Mullan Avenue home where she was ill, said Capt. Carl Bergh.

The woman went into a bedroom to lay down, but while she was there McMahan allegedly came into the room, Bergh said.

McMahan allegedly undressed the woman and began to sexually assault her as the woman tried to fend off his advances, Bergh said.

A female friend of the woman’s came into the room and stopped him.

Police arrested McMahan Thursday morning. He was released from jail on his own recognizance in the afternoon.

, DataTimes