Ken Brown

Fox19

The Forest Park Police Department has arrested a man they believe is responsible for “multiple rapes and rape attempts."

Richard Singleton, 20, is locked up at the Hamilton County Justice Center on two felony rape charges, one count aggravated robbery, and one count aggravated burglary.

The first incident dates to February 2018.

“It was a physical attack,” Lt. Adam Pape said. “He grabbed her from behind, pulled her into, basically, a wood-line and the rape occurred there.”

According to court records, the next incident occurred in November. Police have charged Singleton with aggravated robbery but said in an on-camera interview that the 20-year-old attempted to rape the victim in this case but the victim was able to escape.

“We fully believe that his intention was not to rob her but to, in fact, rape her,” Pape said. “However, the charge for that is an aggravated robbery.”

Singleton’s second rape charge stems from an incident along Quail Court in the same month.

“Both individuals that were physically raped, he told them that he had a gun and they believed that he had a gun,” Pape said. ”But he didn’t show them the gun.”

The aggravated burglary charge comes from an incident this month. An affidavit submitted to the Hamilton County Municipal Court states Singleton used force to enter a Quail Court apartment through a first-floor window. The filing goes on to say: "Singleton then attacked the sleeping victim in her bed. Singleton then pulled his penis out of his pants, exposing himself to the victim.”

Singleton is in jail with a $600,000 bond and will be back in court March 5.

Police say he has confessed to all four crimes.

Enquirer media partner Fox19 provided this report.