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St. Louis man arrested in weekend assault of Perryville womanWednesday, August 20, 2008
James E. Mueller, 25, is being held on an $800,000 cash-only bond for two counts of forcible rape, two counts of forcible sodomy, one attempted forcible sodomy charge and five counts of armed criminal action. Perryville police responded at about 5 p.m. Saturday to a report of a sexual assault at Hilltop Apartments. Officers arrived to find the female victim, who had been staying at the home of a friend, according to Perryville chief of police Keith Tarrillion. The victim told police that she'd been in the shower when Mueller entered and showed her a box cutter, according to a probable-cause statement by Perryville Detective Direk L. Hunt. Mueller then held the blade to the victim's throat and raped her, the statement said. Mueller abused the victim several times in the bathroom, the statement said, and at one point, she tried to stop the assault by kicking her assailant. "This was a repeated attack. He assaulted her several different times," Tarrillion said. The victim was treated at Perry County Memorial Hospital and released, he said. Officers learned enough at the scene to make an arrest and found a box cutter-type knife in Mueller's possession when he was taken into custody the night of the attack. During an interview with police, Mueller said he and the victim entered the shower together but denied the rape, the statement said. The interview ended when Mueller requested an attorney. Witnesses told police they saw Mueller attempting to kiss the victim earlier but that she pushed him away and refused his advances, the statement said. Police have not released much information because of what the victim has suffered, Tarrillion said. "She's been through a lot," he said. Mueller was arrested for forcible rape and sodomy in 2006 in St. Louis, but records show no disposition of that case. A check of Mueller's criminal history revealed several other felony arrests and one conviction, mostly in the St. Louis area, the statement said. 335-6611, extension 245 Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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He won't be trying to look so tough after the cons get ahold of him inside. He'll be crying like a school girl w/ a skinned knee and be asking for protective segregation.
Kinda ironic when you think about it. Mueller was arrested for numerous forcible sodomy attempts and rape ... which is exactly what is in store for him.
It's disrespectful to animals to call this animal-like behavior. I hope his next 10 years or so in prison are a living he11.
You're whistling in the dark about punishment in prison by other inmates. It just doesn't happen anymore other than gang or individual issues. There is no code of conduct anymore in the penal system now.
Babe,
Copy. Was unfamiliar with your insider knowledge of prison life.
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Well, I am the mother of James Mueller's 2 children who made the past charges in 2006. He had wanted me to bring our 2 children down for the weekend so he could buy our daughter school supplies and he could spend time with his 6 year old daughter and his 2 year old son. I truly believe all the accusations this girl is saying is untrue. I have spent 13 years with James Mueller!!!
Another thing to the person saying he was arrested for numerous other sexual charges - You are wrong. Other than the charges I had put on him in 2006 he has never had any sexual related charges. He probably just ****** off the wrong person and hopefully all will work out. His 6 year old daughter keeps asking me questions, she loves her daddy.