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Tennessee man accused of sexual assault at tornado shelter

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women in a temporary tornado shelter.

According to an affidavit filed in a Nashville court, Cory Sullivan was on a cot near the two women Sunday when he allegedly grabbed their hair and forced them to consume a suboxone strip.

The women sought help from sheriff's deputies at the shelter, and Sullivan was detained. Court records do not list an attorney for Sullivan.

The National Weather Services said a a storm system spawned at least six tornadoes last Tuesday, killing 24 people across Middle Tennessee.