Police investigating report of rape at Beaufort area party

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of rape of a young adult woman attending a gathering at a house on Lady’s Island in the early morning hours of Sunday, Maj. Bob Bromage said.

A suspect has been identified but not charged in the crime.

Deputies started investigating the sexual assault after the woman went to Beaufort Memorial Hospital on Sunday night, a police report said.

The woman is an acquaintance of the man but is not in a relationship with him, Bromage said.

He said investigators have spoken with several witnesses but not the suspect.

Most of the police report has been redacted.

This story was originally published June 4, 2019 at 4:53 PM.