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ST. ANTHONY — A man has pleaded guilty to violently raping a woman with her children nearby.

Forrest Whittington, 27, agreed to a plea deal dropping seven of the nine felony and misdemeanor charges against him. The agreement stipulates a minimum of 15 years fixed in prison for the violent rape of a woman in June of 2018.

The prosecution will drop the felony aggravated battery, burglary, aggravated assault, use of a deadly weapon, misdemeanor destruction of a telecommunication instrument, petit theft and battery charges.

As well as pleading guilty to rape where the victim resists, Whittington is pleading guilty to misdemeanor disturbing the peace and the prosecution is keeping the persistent violator enhancement.

The agreement is binding on thethe victim told deputies she and her two sons, ages six and 11, were sleeping in her room when Whittington allegedly broke into the home. She said she was yanked out of bed around five a.m. to Whittington holding a knife.

He told her to come with him and she was dragged and pushed out of the bedroom. The victim said she fought him but was worried about angering him to the point where he might hurt her boys. She said she kept asking him to stop and not to hurt her children.

For 30-40 minutes, the victim says Whittington beat and hit her and then forcefully raped her despite attempts to fight him off. Documents indicate there was a significant amount of blood as a result of her injuries.

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