Stranger rapes woman he offered ride to, OK cops say. He’s convicted 25 years later
A stranger offered a woman a ride in 1999, then took her to his home and raped her, according to Oklahoma police. Twenty-five years later, the man has been convicted.
A judge found Christopher Corn guilty of first-degree rape during a trial without a jury on Dec. 10, according to court records.
His attorney information was not listed.
New DNA evidence from a sexual assault kit led to the charges against Corn and a conviction decades later.
When the woman walking down the street 25 years ago accepted a ride from Corn, the two stopped by his home because he told her he needed to get something, Tulsa police said in a Dec. 13 Facebook post.
She agreed, saying she needed to use the restroom, according to police.
Once inside, Corn told the woman to go look for cigarettes. As she walked down the hall, Corn followed her, then grabbed her neck and threw her to the ground, police said.
He then punched the woman in the face and raped her, police said.
When the woman got away from the home, she called the police. She spoke with an officer, but she couldn’t be reached as detectives started to follow up.
Her case was inactive until 2023 when grant funding allowed the case to be reopened.
During the reopened investigation, police said they learned the woman had died.
Corn had been convicted of manslaughter in 2003 and of forcible sodomy in 2018, police said. Detectives were able to locate his DNA profile after testing the victim’s sexual assault kit, police said.
Corn is awaiting trail for a separate rape case, police said. He’s held in the Tulsa County jail on a $500,000 bond, according to jail records.
Corn is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 27.
This story was originally published December 13, 2024 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Stranger rapes woman he offered ride to, OK cops say. He’s convicted 25 years later."
