Wichita man accused of assaulting women after offering rides

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A man from Wichita has been arrested on rape, sodomy and other charges for allegedly sexually assaulting women in two separate incidents after giving them rides.

Police say the incidents happened Dec. 31 and Jan. 22.

The 40-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday.

A 54-year-old woman told police she met the man on Dec. 31 after she had requested a ride in his car. She said the man forced her to have sex and battered her. Police were called to a report of an assault on the night of Jan. 22.

A 63-year-old woman said she had been battered and sexually assaulted by a man who had given her a ride.