Man asked rape victim for time to drink beers before calling cops, documents say

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A Missouri man is facing multiple charges after allegedly raping his downstairs neighbor while her three-year-old child was asleep, then asking her for time to drink a few beers before she called police. Prosecutors have charged 45-year-old Russell L. Burd with first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree burglary, and third-degree kidnapping, according to WDAF. Court documents state that on Saturday, Oct. 7th, police responded to a reported rape at an ap