Man accused of raping, sexually assaulting 6 women at his State College-area home
A Patton Township man was accused Monday of raping multiple women over the course of nearly a decade, and police believe there may be additional victims who have not been identified.
Kevin Mullen, 50, met four of the women through online dating service SeekingArrangement, township police wrote in an affidavit of probable cause. He met the other women through Craigslist and Facebook’s Messenger.
The first alleged rape was reported in 2012; there were five more cases of sexual assault or rape reported between 2017 and March. Each was reported at Mullen’s home along Oakwood Avenue, police wrote.
Mullen told at least three women he “had gotten away” with raping others, police wrote. A defense lawyer was not listed.
The investigation began earlier this year when a woman came forward, Patton Township police wrote in a press release. Five other women were identified as a result of the investigation, which was assisted by the Centre County District Attorney’s Office, the Ferguson Township Police Department and the State College Police Department.
Mullen was charged with 15 felonies, including rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, strangulation, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault. He was also charged with six misdemeanor counts of indecent assault and two misdemeanor counts of simple assault.
The investigation is ongoing, Patton Township police wrote. Anyone with information about Mullen is urged to speak with detectives.
Mullen was arraigned Monday by District Judge Casey McClain, who set bail at $750,000. Mullen did not post bail and is detained at the Centre County Correctional Facility.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 24.
