Abraham Acosta
A Northwest Missouri State University student was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of rape.
22-year-old Abraham Acosta of Sibley, Iowa has been charged with 1st degree felony rape or attempted rape and 2nd degree rape which allegedly took place Saturday in Maryville.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jake Angle said both the victim and Acosta were students at Northwest.
Acosta was arrested Monday.
He is currently being held on $35,000 cash or corporate surety bond in the Nodaway County Jail.
The MSHP said the arrest was the result of a joint investigation between the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, Maryville Department of Public Safety, Northwest Missouri State University Police Department, and the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department.