Detroit Men Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Bicyclists Appear In Court

DETROIT, MI – Two Detroit men, who police say attacked women as they rode bicycles along local streets, appeared in Wayne County courts on Thursday, according to the Wayne County prosecutor's office. Aaron Rashard Stewart, 22, and Quentin Davon Flemons, 19, face multiple charges of sexual assault, kidnapping and other crimes in multiple jurisdictions.

The two men were in the 31st District Court in Hamtramck, and charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, receiving stolen and other charges. Authorities say that on the evening of Oct. 8, the men kidnapped a 27-year-old Hamtramck woman who was riding her bicycle in the area of Denton and St. Aubin streets and forced her into a vehicle.

Authorities allege the men took the woman to an abandoned property in the 1600-block of Leslie where she was assaulted and robbed before she was able to escape.

Later Thursday, Stewart was in the 30th District Court in Highland Park, stemming from an alleged attack on July 18, 2016. Police say that Stewart pulled a 31-year-old woman off her bicycle as she rode near Second Avenue and West McNichols, and then forced her into an alley where she was sexually assaulted and robbed.

The men previously were in court and charged with a similar attack on Sept. 30. In that incident, police say that Stewart and Flemons kidnapped a 24-year-old female, who was riding her bicycle on East Milwaukee near Orleans in Detroit. Authorities say the men forced the woman into a vehicle, and then robbed and sexually assaulted her.

In that case, Stewart was held in lieu of a $1 million bond and Flemons in lieu of a $500,000 bond.

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