VIROQUA, Wis.— A rural Vernon County man was arrested for a rape of a Viola woman who was unconscious. The man was booked for second-degree sexual assault. Because there are other men in the area with the same name, the Winona Journal has delayed reporting the name pending clarification from Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson. The criminal complaint alleged that the man sneaked into the woman’s place. The complaint quotes a witness. Reportedly the incident was September 20 in the far eastern Vernon County town of Viola.
