Robert Boone was found guilty of one count of sexual intercourse without consent on Tuesday afternoon.
It took the jury only two hours to come to a decision.
Boone took the stand Tuesay morning and stated the intercourse was consensual although he apologized to the victim in texts after that day in June of 2016.
After the verdict was read, Boone kept repeating that he was innocent.
The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office took him into custody.
(JUNE 22, 2016) Robert Boone of Great Falls made his initial appearance in court on a charge of sexual intercourse without consent.
Earlier this month, Boone had met the victim at the Town Pump on Northwest Bypass and the two exchanged phone numbers to meet up at a later time.
According to court documents, Boone picked up the woman at her home, and the two smoked marijuana and drove out to the Sun River boat launch.
They walked down to the river and Boone started taking off his clothes.
He then reportedly to get the woman to take her clothes off but she refused.
Once back at Boone’s car, the woman got into the passenger seat and that is when Boone allegedly forced himself on her.
The victim repeatedly told him "no" during the assault and tried to resist.
When the victim went to the Great Falls Police Department, she stated that Boone had driven by her apartment several times. He was also texting her, trying to get her to talk to him.
Later, the woman texted Boone and said that she had not wanted to engage in sex, and Boone reportedly replied that she was "too beautiful to resist," and apologized for being "aggressive."
When he was initially questioned by police, Boone said that what had happened was not rape, and that the woman had been "very submissive," and he thought that she had wanted to have sex with him.
Boone’s bail was set at $30,000.
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