Ex-UW frat president charged with rape, again

SEATTLE -- A Federal Way man accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a young woman during a date has been charged with rape.

The charge marks the second time in three years Edwin "Kevin" De Boer has been charged with sexually assaulting a young woman following a night of drinking.

The earlier allegations against De Boer saw him plead guilty to harassment in a plea agreement that did not require he register as a sex offender or admit to raping the young woman at a University of Washington fraternity, where he was serving as president.

This time, though, prosecutors claim to have evidence De Boer drugged a young woman before raping her. He is also alleged to have made a partial admission of wrongdoing in a text message to the purported victim.
King County prosecutors contend De Boer, 26, spiked the woman's drink with a sedative during a date, then raped her at his apartment. He has pleaded not guilty to the rape charge.

According to charging documents, the woman agreed to go out for dinner and drinks with De Boer in November. The pair went to several Tacoma bars; the last thing the woman remembered was a table of beer and appetizers.

She awoke naked and in pain in the bedroom of De Boer's Federal Way apartment, she later told police. Confused, the woman spoke with De Boer briefly before leaving his apartment.

Shortly thereafter, the woman contacted her sister, who rushed home and ultimately took her to a nearby hospital for a sexual assault examination, a Federal Way detective told the court. The results of that exam were subsequently forwarded to police.

According to charging documents, lab tests showed the woman had ingested a potent sedative that also causes amnesia. Police contend photos taken during the examination support the woman's claims.

Concerned De Boer had drugged her, the woman sent him a text message asserting the same. Police contend De Boer denied drugging her but admitted to sexually assaulting her while they were together.

Speaking with police, the woman said she'd never blacked out before and had not planned on having sex with De Boer during their date. She was also able to describe his home to police.

The woman also recalled De Boer had complained that another woman he was seeing while he was president of the fraternity three years before had "gone crazy" on him, the detective told the court. He also mentioned he was enrolled in a graduate program at University of Washington's Tacoma campus; court records show De Boer's car carries a personalized license plate with the word "DAWGS" on it.

De Boer was enrolled at UW in Seattle as an undergrad in July 2009, when he was alleged to have raped a 21-year-old student during a fraternity party.

The night of the assault, De Boer prodded the woman to have several shots of liquor and then attempted to make out with her on the steps of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. She rebuffed his advances while remaining at the house.

Charging De Boer with third-degree rape, prosecutors contended De Boer later pulled the woman into a room and demanded oral sex. She told De Boer she did not have sex with drunk men.

At the time, prosecutors claimed De Boer then pinned the young woman on a bed and raped her. She later underwent a sexual assault examination and testified in an "administrative hearing" conducted by fraternity members and alumni.

During that "hearing," De Boer claimed the young woman changed her mind after they were already having sex, a Seattle detective told the court. The fraternity subsequently voted to expel De Boer.

De Boer would later deny any wrongdoing through a statement to police, according to the detective's statement. He claimed she only protested because he did not take precautions to avoid impregnating her.

"The defense counsel and I together interviewed 11 witnesses," the Seattle detective told the court. "None of the witnesses saw (the young woman) kiss, touch or show any interest in Mr. De Boer, so it appears that Mr. De Boer is not being truthful."

De Boer ultimately entered a modified guilty plea to a harassment charge. Doing so, he refused to admit he had harassed the woman while agreeing that a jury would likely convict him.

Prosecutors withdrew the rape charge as part of the plea agreement. De Boer received a suspended sentence and probation, and was ordered to perform 15 days of community service.

Now facing a second-degree rape charge, De Boer is currently jailed on $300,000 bail.