SYRACUSE – A Goshen man is behind bars after allegedly raping a 39-year-old Syracuse woman who had been asleep in her bed. Police arrested Jonathon Hulley, 34, Goshen, Thursday afternoon on charges of rape - a Class B felony, and sexual battery - a Class D felony. According to an affidavit filed by the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, the victim’s boyfriend was asleep on his couch when he heard the victim screaming. The victim advised her boyfriend she had been asleep and awoke to Hulley raping her. The boyfriend advised he then ran out of the apartment and found Hulley in the front yard where Hulley apologized to him. The victim’s boyfriend then struck Hulley in the face before Hulley left the property. After the police responded to the scene, the victim advised she had been asleep in her bedroom when she awoke to a male subject penetrating her. She told police she thought it was her boyfriend until the subject – later identified as Hulley – told her not to tell him. She then began screaming and Hulley fled the room. Hulley was subsequently arrested and transported to Kosciusko County Jail. Bond was set at $50,000. Syracuse Police were assisted in the investigation and arrest by the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, Indiana State Police, Goshen Police and the U.S. Marshal’s Service.
