Bond too excessive, man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman says

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man accused of kidnapping a woman and raping her last month, said the additional bond ordered Monday because he allegedly violated a no contact order was too excessive and violated his rights.

William Roby, 51, charged with first-degree kidnapping, filed a motion claiming the state violated rules of procedure because the application to revoke his pretrial release was signed by a judge without Roby's attorney being contacted, which is required.

The motion also states the allegations of the no contact violation are “groundless.”

A hearing for the no contact order violation is set 1:30 p.m. June 14 and a hearing regarding pretrial release violation is set 9 .m. June 28.

Sixth Judicial District Associate Judge Casey Jones said Monday Roby was accused of making eye contact and walking around the 62-year-old woman in an intimidating manner at a Hy-Vee store May 24.

Roby paid a bonding company a percentage of his $100,000 bond late last month.

Jones ordered a $5,000 cash only bond on the violation of the no contact order and granted the state's application to order the original $100,000 bond plus an additional $500,000 cash only bond because of the nature of the crime, danger to the community and risk of flight.

Roby is accused of forcing his ex-girlfriend into his apartment May 15 and sexually assaulting her three times for nearly 10 hours, according to a search warrant filed last month. The woman said she convinced him to let her go to work the next morning.

While being held captive, Roby threatened to kill the woman's cat if she didn't follow his orders and also threatened to kill her and himself if officers showed up, according to a search warrant.

The woman also told police Roby had sexually assaulted her two weeks before, but she didn't report it because she feared him. He was convicted of attempted murder in 1991.

If convicted for first-degree kidnapping, Roby faces life in prison without parole.

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