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Woman says 40-year-old man forced sex with her

Times Staff Writer
Published August 20, 2004

NEW PORT RICHEY - A 40-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, accused of forcing a woman to perform multiple sex acts, police reported.

The woman told officers that Duane Edward Crawford held her down and told her not to call police.

A New Port Richey police report did not describe the circumstances of the incident.

Crawford was being held in the county jail Thursday in lieu of $20,000 bail. He faces a charge of sexual battery.

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