Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness read a statement from the woman who former University of Iowa student Peng Tang was accused of assaulting at the sentencing.
Peng Tang, a former University of Iowa student, was formally sentenced today to up to 17-years in prison after being found guilty of posing as a potential tenant and sexually assaulting a fellow Chinese national. Tang, 22, could be eligible for parole sooner but will likely be deported to China following his sentence. Vanessa Miller of the Gazette also reports that a letter from the victim was read in court today by Johnson County District Attorney Janet Lyness: Former Iowa student sentenced for apartment sex assault (The Gazette, more of the letter at the link) “I couldn’t forget how he was trying to handcuff me and how he stuffed my mouth with a towel,” Lyness read from the victim’s letter. “I couldn’t sleep for a long time and for the …
Iowa City Man Accused of Raping Woman Has Bail Set at $750,000, Placed on Hold for Deportation, University of Iowa, Peng Tang, Yet to Stand Trial for Sexual Assault, Now Also Formally Charged of Breaking Into Another Residence, Stealing Laptop, Bras, Underwear, and 2 more ›
The accused man, Peng Tang, 21, was lured into his arrest by the woman who claimed he had raped her, according to the search warrants.
The Iowa City man accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was showing him her apartment for rent last week found her through a website that caters to Chinese nationals, according to a search warrant filed as part of court documents at the Johnson County Courthouse. According to the search warrant, the woman who reported to police that she had been sexually assaulted had placed her ad on zhan.renren.com with the intent of subletting her apartment. The warrant stated that the ad was directed at Chinese nationals and was written in Chinese. The woman received a response to her ad last Thursday (March 29) and agreed to meet him that night at 8 p.m., according to the warrant. The man was identified as Peng Tang, 21, of Iowa City. As the …
Maria Houser Conzemius
2:04 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
Tang should have gone to prison for life on first-degree kidnapping. A pedophile who got into an Iowa school once and raped a nine-year-old in the girls' bathroom took her from one room to another and they charged him first-degree kidnapping and put him away for life. I still think both Tang and his parents should have been prosecuted for witness tampering. Tang should also pay damages to the … more ›