Texas man, residing in Nixa, charged with rape
and statutory rape at Branson West hotel
April 15, 2021
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According to the probable cause statement, at least one of the victims was younger than 15 years old.
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Employees at the Branson West Best Western discovered one of the three juvenile runaways in a hotel room.
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Shana Harter
A Texas man residing in Nixa has been charged with rape and statutory rape of a juvenile.
According to the probable cause statement filed by Branson West police officer Vincent Collins, an investigation was conducted by the Stone County Sheriff's department regarding three female runaways. One of the missing girls was discovered in a Best Western hotel room in Branson West by employees.
This discovery led authorities to another room at the hotel rented for the runaways by 31- year-old Abraham Ibidunni.
Through the investigation and an interview with the Lakes Area Child Advocacy Center, one victim revealed that she knew the suspect through extended family members. She also told details about sexual contact which occurred at Ibiduni's apartment in Nixa.
According to two of the girls' statements, Ibidunni picked the three runaways up and took them to the Best Western in Branson West, and provided them with alcohol which he drank with them.
At one point, the suspect tried to force himself on two of the girls in his car at the hotel parking lot. One girl was able to escape and ran back to the hotel room, but the other states that Ibidunni forced himself on her.
The girl who escaped states that at some point after running back to the room, she lost memory of the rest of the night (a one-and-a-half-hour period) and woke to law enforcement in the hotel room. She was taken to the hospital the next day for a sexual assault evaluation.
Ibidunni is facing second-degree rape and second-degree statutory rape charges; both are two class D felonies. According to court records, Ibidunni is being defended by attorney Alan Woody. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 1, 2021, with the Honorable Judge Alan Blankenship presiding.
A Texas man residing in Nixa has been charged with rape and statutory rape of a juvenile.
According to the probable cause statement filed by Branson West police officer Vincent Collins, an investigation was conducted by the Stone County Sheriff's department regarding three female runaways. One of the missing girls was discovered in a Best Western hotel room in Branson West by employees.
This discovery led authorities to another room at the hotel rented for the runaways by 31- year-old Abraham Ibidunni.
Through the investigation and an interview with the Lakes Area Child Advocacy Center, one victim revealed that she knew the suspect through extended family members. She also told details about sexual contact which occurred at Ibiduni's apartment in Nixa.
According to two of the girls' statements, Ibidunni picked the three runaways up and took them to the Best Western in Branson West, and provided them with alcohol which he drank with them.
At one point, the suspect tried to force himself on two of the girls in his car at the hotel parking lot. One girl was able to escape and ran back to the hotel room, but the other states that Ibidunni forced himself on her.
The girl who escaped states that at some point after running back to the room, she lost memory of the rest of the night (a one-and-a-half-hour period) and woke to law enforcement in the hotel room. She was taken to the hospital the next day for a sexual assault evaluation.
Ibidunni is facing second-degree rape and second-degree statutory rape charges; both are two class D felonies. According to court records, Ibidunni is being defended by attorney Alan Woody. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 1, 2021, with the Honorable Judge Alan Blankenship presiding.
