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Dorian Jones at his preliminary hearing on rape and home invasion charges in Grand Rapids (June 20, 2012)

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Rederick Melton, accused in a rape and assault at a home on Veto NW in Grand Rapids, in court for his preliminary hearing on the charges. (June 20, 2012)

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Brandon Towns at his preliminary hearing on rape and home invasion charges in Grand Rapids (June 20, 2012)

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Brandon Towns. (June 7, 2012)

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A 14-year-old testified against four men at their preliminary hearing on rape and home invasion charges in Grand Rapids. He faces a home invasion charge. (June 20, 2012)

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3rd man pleads guilty in Veto St. rapes

One man still awaits trial for June 2012 attack

Updated: Friday, 04 Jan 2013, 1:53 PM EST
Published : Friday, 04 Jan 2013, 1:53 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A third man pleaded guilty to rape, armed robbery and home invasion in a brutal attack on GVSU students in a home on Veto Street in June 2012.

Dorian Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct, four counts of armed robbery and one count of home invasion.

On June 4, assailants broke into the house on Veto Street NW where GVSU students lived. The men in the house were attacked and tied up, and a woman  was pistol-whipped in the face and head, had her hands tied behind her back and blindfolded her with a bandana, then raped by two suspects and forced to perform oral sex on two others.

In November, Brandon Hodges and James Hodges pleaded guilty to similar charges.

None will be sentenced until another man, Rederick Melton, has his trial. However, that trial has been adjourned until forensic tests are returned.

If Melton is convicted,  he will be sentenced at the same time as the Hodges and Jones.

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