A jury convicted a Crown Point man in an attempted rape trial Wednesday.

Dominique Gee, 30, was convicted of attempted rape, criminal confinement, an enhancement, and various misdemeanors, including battery resulting in bodily injury, and two counts resisting law enforcement.

His sentencing date is Nov. 7.

A charging affidavit alleged Gee tried to rape a woman on Aug. 2, 2024 at the Days Inn, 4000 Calumet Avenue in Hammond.

The victim told police they were smoking outside, when Gee said he needed her phone to snap a picture of some damage on his car. Instead, he took a picture of her, she said.

He punched her as she tried to get the phone back. The woman told police he wrapped his arms around her and tried to pull her to a broken part of the fence.

“You’re gonna give me some,” he tol

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