A Columbia University dental student was allegedly raped at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in lower Manhattan after she met a man online — and he drugged her with ecstasy, police sources said yesterday.
The 26-year-old woman met Sean Ahearn, 27, of Long Island, on an unspecified dating site, and they made plans to meet at the Ritz in Battery Park around 8 p.m. on April 7, sources said.
Ahearn paid for the pricey room with a credit card and escorted his date upstairs, sources said.
Once inside the room, Ahearn allegedly slipped liquid ecstasy into her drink, causing her to black out, police sources said.
Ahearn may have also spiked her drink with a second drug, police sources said.
He had sex with the unconscious victim. When the victim awoke the next morning, she felt “like s–t,” sources said, but the two had breakfast together.
Days later, she went to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where she was given a rape kit and a toxicology test. The results of both tests are pending.
Police were called to the hospital, and she filed a report.
Detectives set up a “controlled phone call” in which they listened in on a conversation between the victim and Ahearn, sources said.
During their phone discussion, Ahearn admitted that he drugged her, sources said.
Detectives arrested Ahearn on Saturday on charges of rape and facilitating sex offense with a controlled substance.
Sources said Ahearn told cops that the sexual encounter was consensual, but he admitted that he “gave her liquid X.”
Ahearn added this post this to his Facebook:
Worst weekend of my entire life. I guess I might be a little naive but after someone tells you they love you and you have nothing but good times with them for them to come out and lie on you, set you up and try to and could possibly ruin my entire life if I didn’t have all the evidence I luckily have.. and even still innocent people goto jail all the time so please say a prayer for me..Still in shock just going to continue to have faith that everything happens for a reason and everything will work out. Totally blindsided by this. They know in their heart this did not happen, why would it happen what would my motive be? What would I have to gain? I’m guessing some little weasel got in your head and got you to believe this if you honestly don’t remember
Ahearn has a court date this week.