The chairman of the North Haven Housing Authority in Connecticut has been arrested, accused of forcing a male party guest to perform sex acts at his home last year.
Police arrested Ralph Cook, 49, on Tuesday after a year-long investigation.
Cook is the director of the local housing authority, which is a volunteer position, according to the first selectman. Cook is not an elected official.
Police said he hosted a party at his house on Mountain Brook Road in October 2013 and one guest reported to authorities that Cook forced him to perform sex acts during the party.
Police have identified the victim as an adult man.
Investigators obtained a search and seizure warrant and went to Cook’s home to collect evidence, then obtained an arrest warrant for him after a DNA analysis.
On Tuesday morning, Cook was arrested and charged with sexual assault in the first degree and unlawful restraint.
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He is being held on a $250,000 court-set bond and will be arraigned in Meriden Superior Court.
