A 19-year-old Ames man has been charged after authorities said he sexually assaulted someone on Iowa State University’s campus last fall. According to a criminal complaint, the incident happened in October when Cory Jackson Newell was with the victim in her dorm room. She told authorities that the defendant inappropriately touched her, and she told him, “No.” Newell then grabbed her wrist and rolled on top of her, pinning her to the floor, online court records charge. Newell put his hands down the front of the victim’s pants and said, “I always wanted to do that,” according to a police report. The victim told police that he got up and left the room after the assault. He was taken to the Story County Jail but has since been released. He has been charged with assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 7.

A 19-year-old Ames man has been charged after authorities said he sexually assaulted someone on Iowa State University’s campus last fall.

According to a criminal complaint, the incident happened in October when Cory Jackson Newell was with the victim in her dorm room.


She told authorities that the defendant inappropriately touched her, and she told him, “No.” Newell then grabbed her wrist and rolled on top of her, pinning her to the floor, online court records charge.

Newell put his hands down the front of the victim’s pants and said, “I always wanted to do that,” according to a police report. The victim told police that he got up and left the room after the assault.

He was taken to the Story County Jail but has since been released.

He has been charged with assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 7.