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Red Oak man arrested Friday on sexual assault charges

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August 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Update 12/20/19 – Red Oak man has been acquitted following a jury trial this week. Court records indicate a jury found 41-year-old Matthew Walter Riley not guilty of second-degree burglary and assault with intent to commit sexual assault. following a two-day trial. Riley was released from custody following the trial.)

Original story:

Police in Red Oak report 41-year old Matthew Walter Riley, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 3:17-p.m. Friday, on a valid Red Oak P-D Class-C Felony warrant for Forcible Sexual Assault in the 3rd Degree. Riley was also arrested on a Class-C Felony warrant for Burglary in the 2nd Degree, and Assault with the intent to commit sexual abuse, an aggravated misdemeanor.

Matthew Walter Riley

The Forcible Sexual Assault charge was the result of a lengthy investigation into an incident that allegedly took place in August, 2018. The Burglary and Assault with intent to commit sexual charges are also the result of a case that dates back to August 2018, involving a different time and victim.

Riley was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in the investigation and arrest.