Jeffrey Marsalis was charged with raping women that he met on the online dating service Match.com. In June of 2007 he was charged with 10 counts of rape, but was only convicted of two counts of sexual assault.KYW: Newsradio 1060 Philadelphia: Phila. Jury Returns... (June 13, 2007)
Marsalis was also charged for rape in Blaine County Idaho. However, Marsalis' attorney, Douglas Nelson, claimed that prosecuting attorney Jim Thomas "knowingly submitted perjured testimony to the grand jury." Marsalis is currently in custody at the Blaine County Jail waiting for the case to reconvene.Idaho Mountain Express: Attorney alleges perjury in Marsalis rape case (November 7, 2008)
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Faces 21 years in prison for the sexual assault conviction in Pennsylvania
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Accusers allege that Marsalis claimed to be a doctor, a CIA employee and astronaut
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Charged with ten counts of rape
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An accuser reportedly had a three-month relationship with Marsalis after he raped her on their first dateJezebel: Pure Evil: How To Rape 100... (October 9, 2007)
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Charged with rape in Pennsylvania and Idaho
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Accused of giving the women a date rape drug
