ISU student charged with sexual abuse

Matthew Rezab

ISU freshman Ryad Ziar, 19, has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse in the third degree.

According to the filed complaint, a man was invited to the 19-year-old victim’s room in Willow Hall between 5 p.m and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 19. The man and the victim participated in “consensual sexual behavior” before the man “became violent”.

The report states “the defendant repeatedly slapped the victim” before assaulting her, and “the victim repeatedly told the defendant to stop, but he refused to do so.”

Third-degree sexual abuse, a class C felony, carries a $1,000 to $10,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison.

Ziar is being held in the Story County JailĀ on a $10,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 20.