Truckee man pleads no contest in rape case
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James Russell Ferrigno
A Truckee man could be sent to prison for six years after pleading no contest to charges of drugging and raping a woman.
James Russell Ferrigno, 32, entered the plea earlier this month. He was arrested in October. 2017.
Investigators said the victim was renting a room from Ferrigno. She told police she suspected Ferrigno of putting a substance in her drink at night, which led her to set up a camera in the kitchen.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 8. Upon release from prison Ferrigno would have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report