Pullman man faces charges of rape, assault

A 21-year-old Pullman man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he raped an acquaintance at her home, the Pullman Police reported.

John B. Jenkins, 21, faces a count of third-degree rape and a count of fourth-degree assault, according to a police press release. He was booked into the Whitman County Jail after his arrest about 9 p.m.

The alleged victim reported on Friday that she had been raped on Jan. 15.