Raytown man arrested on charges of rape

A 46-year-old Raytown man was arrested Sunday on charges of raping a 22-year-old Lawrence woman.

According to Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl, the man, who was an acquaintance of the woman, was at her apartment in the 4100 block of West 24th Place. The woman woke up to find the man performing an unwanted sex act about 1:30 a.m. She stopped him and waited for him to go to sleep before leaving and going to the hospital.

Hadl said police were called to the hospital just before 6 a.m. Sunday. Police went to her apartment, found the man asleep, and interviewed him before arresting him.