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Owner of Federal Hill restaurant charged with raping patron on New Year's Eve

By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun
5:28 PM EST, January 2, 2013

Police have charged a Federal Hill restaurant owner with rape after a patron said he sexually assaulted her in a bathroom there on New Year's Eve.

Matthew Lasinski, 29, was taken into custody on New Year's Day and has been charged with second-degree rape, fourth-degree sex offense, and assault charges in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred after midnight in Blue Agave Restaurante in the 1000 block of Light St., according to police spokesman Vernon Davis.

Court records show he was ordered held without bond by a District Court commissioner.

Co-owner Brian Acquavella, who along with Lasinski took over the restaurant about nine months ago, told The Sun that he had reviewed camera footage from the restaurant and "after looking at everything that occurred, it doesn't seem like it's even feasible that the accusations are credible at all." Asked if he believed Lasinski would be cleared, he said, "Absolutely."


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3 comments:

  1. Hot off the press! They've changed the name of the restaurant to Monkey Business.

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  2. Just seems like some odd events as related by the Sun and/or the alleged victim.
    Boyfriend fight on NY's Eve? Go out for something to eat afterwards, then opt for booze?
    Don't know the guy, never been in the Monkey Barrel and I wasn't there, but just an odd story.

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  3. This did not occur at the Monkey Barrel, just to be clear.

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