DULUTH, Ga. — A man described as a witch doctor is now behind bars for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman.
Duluth police were called to the 3700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in regard to a sexual assault on Feb. 5.
During the investigation, detectives learned the suspect, Hassan Shalgheen, 44, and the victim reportedly communicated and met through social media.
Authorities say the victim went to Shalgheen’s apartment to be ‘cleansed’ during a ‘ritual.’ An arrest warrant reveals that she sent him two electronic payments totaling $500 to pay for his services. She told authorities that when she was at his apartment, Shalgheen removed her clothes, forced himself on her, and then reportedly assaulted her. She called 911 from his apartment on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Summerchase Drive at around 11 p.m.
A neighbor said that a team of officers raided Shalgheen’s apartment by breaking down the door and then arrested him.
Body camera video show officers raiding the suspect’s apartment before taking him into custody.
“We’re here to execute a search warrant. I’m going to have my copies here with me, and also, we got a search warrant for mucus swabs, DNA,” one of the officers on the video is heard telling Shalgheen.
Shalgheen was arrested and taken to the Gwinnett County Jail on February 6. He’s charged with rape, sexual battery, false imprisonment, and theft by deception.