NN police officer charged with raping woman while on duty will not be prosecuted

Newport News police officer Rahem Askew, who was charged with raping a woman while he was on duty, will not be prosecuted, according to court records.

Court documents outline how Askew, who was on duty the evening of March 14, responded to a call related to an unresponsive woman in a parking lot at 980 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News — the address of a Waffle House.

When Askew and another unnamed officer arrived, they learned the woman was staying at the Country Inn & Suites just up the road, the documents state…

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