CASSELBERY, Fla. -- Casselberry Police Department Police Chief has identified Benjamin Victor Hovan, 32, of Tallahassee as a suspected rapist who kidnapped two Casselberry women last weekend.
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Casselberry Police say fingerprints found at the scene and inside the victim's car are a match to Hovan.
They shared several pictures of Hovan showing what he’s looked like over the years, and two pictures of Hovan from Tallahassee Police that show Hovan peeping into a home in Tallahassee.
On Wednesday, the Casselberry Police Department released a sketch of Hovan.
Authorities found the 2006 silver Toyota Matrix driven by the suspected rapist Tuesday.
Officers say Hovan stormed into a home at Stonecastle Apartments in Casselberry on Saturday, June 30, 2018.
He was armed with a knife and raped one of two women inside, police stated. He then made them drive to a Maitland Publix grocery store to get cash from an ATM.
A store employee called police and the man took off.
Investigators said Hovan has light-colored, curly, shoulder-length hair and some facial hair. He has a skinny to medium build and is about 6 feet tall.
He was last seen wearing a blue baseball hat, blue long-sleeved shirt and green shorts.
During the incident, he was not wearing shoes.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Casselberry Police at 407-262-7616 ext. 1056 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.
