BEAVER — The alleged victim of a series of sexual assaults that occurred over a decade detailed three instances of rape Friday when she testified at a preliminary hearing.
The woman, who will not be identified by The Times, said she was raped several times by Richard Holewski Jr., 48, of Beaver Falls beginning in her early teenage years.
While she said she was raped by Holewski on several occasions, she described only three assaults that happened once when she was between 12 and 13 years old and twice when she was in her early 20s.
The majority of the assaults, she testified, happened in the living room of a North Sewickley Township home. Others occurred in a bedroom of the same house, she said. The woman testified that many of her memories are unclear.
“I don’t want to remember it all,” she said, tearfully, at the witness stand.
While the first rape occurred when she was in her early teenage years, she said, Holewski inappropriately touched her several times beginning when she was 7.
“It progressed to rape,” she testified.
According to her statements, Holewski would hold her down so that she was unable to get away.
The assaults occurred when she was alone with Holewski, she said. The woman was unable to determine how long each assault lasted, but said it “seemed like forever.”
“I feel like I blacked out,” she testified.
When questioned by defense attorney Stephen Colafella, the woman said she didn’t report the assaults until last year after she confided in a family member. He also asked her about a professional hockey game she attended with Holewski and his wife at some time before she reported the assault.
The woman confirmed she attended the game.
Assistant District Attorney Steven Necaster argued the prosecution met the burden of proof necessary for a preliminary hearing with the woman’s testimony.
District Judge Dirk Goodwald held all charges against Holewski, which include rape, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault of a child, indecent assault and corruption of minors.
Holewski is free after posting a $50,000 bond, court records show.