An 18-year-old Western Washington man has been arrested on felony rape and assault counts for allegedly sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman in Pullman.
Pullman Police arrested Matthew Gladen of Tukwila on 4 counts of 2nd degree rape and one count of 2nd degree assault with sexual motivation early Friday morning.
According to Whitman County Superior Court documents Gladen was in Pullman visiting a friend who is a Washington State University student. On Wednesday night Gladen and his friend met 2 Pullman women through a social media app. The group went to the women’s College Hill apartment which is where Gladen allegedly raped, choked and hit the woman repeatedly. The victim underwent a rape examination at Pullman Regional Hospital.