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Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Louisville man accused of raping woman he hired to clean his home on NextDoor app
Editor's note: Details of the story may be disturbing to some readers. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Louisville man has been accused of raping a woman he hired to clean his house on March 21. According to an arrest citation, Richard Conkin, 73, responded to a woman's ad on the NextDoor app where she sought babysitting or home cleaning jobs. Louisville man accused of raping woman he hired to clean his home on NextDoor app Woman charged with murder in Henderson shooting 1 hospitalized, 6 displaced in 'heavy' Lexington house fire Around 1:30 p.m., while she was cleaning an upstairs bedroom, Conkin allegedly came into the room, pushed her down on the bed, and held her down by her wrists, according to the police. As she struggled, Conkin was said to have told her not to scream or it would be worse. The citation noted that he offered to pay her an extra $20 if she said nothing. Read more of the latest Kentucky news The police said the woman's wrists were bruised, and she had cuts to her knuckles, which she claimed happened during her struggle. Court records show that Conkin was arrested that same evening and charged with first-degree rape. He was booked into the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and is being held on a $250,000 cash bond. Conkin is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. on March 31. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
25-03-2025
- Miami Herald
73-year-old man rapes housekeeper and offers her $20 to keep quiet, Kentucky cops say
A man is accused of raping a woman he hired to clean his Kentucky home, authorities say. Richard Conkin, 73, used the NextDoor app to hire the woman, who posted an ad 'seeking babysitting or residential cleaning jobs,' according to a citation. The woman went to his Louisville home on March 21 and began to clean, police said. When she started cleaning an upstairs bedroom, Conkin is accused of going into the room and pushing her on the bed and holding her down by her wrists. 'A struggle ensued and the victim stated the perp told her not to scream or it would be worse,' according to the citation. Conkin is accused of stripping the woman and raping her, police said. Afterward, he offered her an extra $20 to stay quiet about the sexual encounter, according to the court records. The housekeeper called 911 from her home and said she had been sexually assaulted, police said. She was taken to a hospital, where she was found to have bruising on her wrist and cuts to her knuckles that authorities said were indicative of a struggle. Conkin was arrested later that day and charged with first-degree rape, court records show. He is due in court March 31. 'The details of this case are just, very, very, terrifying, actually, and I'm going to set the bond at $250,000 to home incarceration,' 30th District Court Judge Anne Delahanty said during Conkin's arraignment, according to WLKY.
