Woman sexually assaulted after man broke into her south Charlotte home, police say

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department held a press conference Wednesday afternoon about a sexual assault that happened in south Charlotte on Wednesday morning.Around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a breaking and entering call on Chilvary Drive. When they arrived, officers heard screaming from inside the home. Officers found the male suspect, identified as 32-year-old Santerius Allen, inside and immediately arrested him. Police found that Allen broke into the female victim's home through the window and sexually assaulted her.The woman's teenage child was home and called 911. Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/cmps-press-conference-sexual-assault-south-charlotte/275-3c89fe75-000a-47a8-9fc0-f65aca7a3048Watch WCNC Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at WCNC Charlotte.   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || Pandora || TuneIn || Google Podcasts || iHeart All of WCNC Charlotte's podcasts are free and available for both streaming and download. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere. For the latest breaking news, weather and traffic alerts from WCNC Charlotte, download the WCNC Charlotte mobile app and enable push notifications.