A preliminary hearing was postponed Monday for a Scranton man accused of raping a woman in his home and again in her car last month.
Anthony Sellitto, 25, 460 S. Keyser Ave., told the victim he planned to kill himself on Dec. 10, so she went to check on him, she told police when she reported the crime on Dec. 19.
An argument ensued between Mr. Sellitto and the victim before he choked and hit her, police said.
Mr. Sellitto ultimately pressed the woman's face into his mattress, removed her clothes and raped her before she managed to kick him away and flee into her car outside his home, police said.
Before she could lock the vehicle's doors, however, Mr. Sellitto got into the car, dragged the victim into the back seat and raped her a second time, according to police.
The Times-Tribune does not identify victims of sexual assault.
Once the woman reported the crime, Officer William Golden reviewed text messages Mr. Sellitto sent to the victim, which are outlined in the criminal complaint filed against him.
"I can't believe I raped u. Honny I'm so sorry," one of the text messages read, according to the complaint.
In another text message, Mr. Sellitto said he planned to kill himself and the victim, according to the complaint.
Mr. Sellitto, who purchased a gun on Dec. 11, was later served with an involuntary mental health commitment.
He was arraigned on charges of rape, simple assault and reckless endangering another person on Dec. 21 and was sent to Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The hearing scheduled for Monday was continued to Jan. 14 at 9:30 a.m.
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