St. Paul man sentenced to 23 years in prison for string of sexual assaults

A man who committed several sexual assaults over the course of two years in the Twin Cities was sentenced to more than two decades in prison on Friday.According to court records, a judge sentenced 20-year-old Rakai Eugene Davis to 23 years in prison, followed by lifetime conditional release. Davis pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in August.Davis, according to charging documents, met people through dating apps or websites and forced them into sexual acts by brandishing a knife or handgun.The first assault happened on May 27, 2023, on the 1700 block of Cottage Avenue East in St. Paul. The other two happened on the 1700 block of Clear Avenue East on Nov. 3, 2024, and Dec. 9, 2024, authorities said. St. Paul police, citing the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said DNA recovered in all three assaults matched Davis. Sexual Assault Resources(SOS Ramsey County)Sexual Violence Center (SVC Hennepin County)