Car Salesman Accused Of Rape Of Former Customer He Took Out On Date

VINEYARD, Utah — A car salesman was arrested Thursday after a former customer told sheriff’s deputies the man sexually assaulted her on a subsequent date.

22-year-old Christopher Stamper was booked into the Utah County Jail on suspicion of felony rape.

Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said around 4:00 a.m., the 20-year-old woman reported that the two had gone for a ride in Stamper’s Jeep and also consumed alcohol.

According to a probable cause statement, the two then went back to Stamper’s home in Vineyard and into his bedroom.

Vineyard Location of Alleged Assault

Vineyard Location of Alleged Assault

“He locked the door, he took all of his clothes off, told her to take her clothes off, but she said, ‘no,’” Cannon said.

The woman then stated, according to the jail document, that Stamper removed her clothes and sexually assaulted her on his bed.

“All the time through this, she repeatedly told him, ‘no,’ and, ‘stop,’” Cannon said.

.@UCSO deputies say they arrested 22-year-old Christopher Stamper on suspicion of felony rape. According to investigators, the woman said she met Stamper in his capacity as a car salesman. She told cops he sexually assaulted her at his place on a subsequent date @KSL5TV #Utah pic.twitter.com/JRgHkeQsuh

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Stamper told the woman he was a virgin, according to the statement.

“He asked her to spend the night,” the document stated. “She said no and that she needed her wallet from his car. He unlocked the door using a key fob. She called a friend and left.”

Investigators in the probable cause statement said a roommate corroborated that the two were together in Stamper’s room.

Christopher Stamper (Courtesy: Utah County Sheriff's Office)

Christopher Stamper (Courtesy: Utah County Sheriff’s Office)

Cannon said the woman suffered some minor injuries from what took place and was examined at the hospital.

Stamper declined to answer questions without an attorney, according to the document.

“There does come a point where no means no,” Cannon said. “That’s why this guy ended up getting arrested and going to jail. He didn’t really want to say much to us, so we don’t know his side of the story, but her side of the story was pretty clear.”

Cannon said Stamper had moved from Ohio in recent months, and investigators weren’t aware of any prior criminal history.

Stamper was the woman’s car salesman on a potential purchase, and he later used the woman’s number to text her and ask her out on a date, according to investigators.

Deputies declined to disclose the dealership where Stamper worked.

He was being held in jail Thursday on $20,000 cash-only bail.

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