Fargo man faces 21 charges including sexual assault and secret recordings

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 17:32 · Archive

A Fargo man is facing 21 felony and misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege he drugged and sexually assaulted two women in 2022.

Jacob Steven Metcalf, 33, a Fargo man, is facing 21 felony and misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege he drugged and sexually assaulted two women in 2022, then secretly recorded the assaults and shared at least one of the recordings.

The charges include two counts of gross sexual imposition involving serious bodily injury and victim impairment, two additional counts of gross sexual imposition, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, 13 counts of creation or possession of a surreptitiously created sexually expressive image, and one count of dissemination of a sexually expressive image. The most serious charge carries a mandatory minimum of five years in prison.

According to charging documents filed in Cass County District Court, the alleged conduct occurred between August and October 2022 and involved two women identified in court records only by their initials. Prosecutors allege Metcalf administered intoxicants or controlled substances including GHB and Clonazepam to the women without their knowledge to impair their ability to resist, then engaged in sexual contact or sexual acts with them.

A warrant has been issued for Metcalf's arrest.

How it is being reported

• Fargo man facing 21 charges, including sexual assault, secret recordingsCourt documents allege he also secretly recorded and shared videos of the assaultsValleynewslive · 21 Oct, 16:31
• Fargo man facing 21 charges, including sexual assault, secret recordingsCourt documents allege he also secretly recorded and shared videos of the assaultsKfyrtv · 21 Oct, 16:31

In this story: Jacob Steven Metcalf · Fargo · Cass County District Court

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