Mother shares how burglar broke into her home, then sexually-assaulted her as she called 911 while her children were upstairs - with cop who rushed to scene having to pull assailant off her

A Missouri mother was sexually assaulted during a home invasion while her two daughters and their friend were upstairs. 

The suspect is being held in the county jail without bound.

On Monday, Sarah Bommarito was at her house in Lee's Summit when a man followed her children into her home.

'Hey, I think you're in the wrong house.' That's what I said to him… you're in the wrong house,' Bommarito said told Fox 4.

The man, who has now been identified as 20-year-old Khalil Malik Cooper, refused to leave the property. Bommarito's motherly instincts took the forefront, and she fought back.

She locked her door and called 911, but Cooper was relentless.

'He went to my front door and incessantly rang the bell – just over and over and over again – just pounding,' she described.

Cooper managed to get into the house through another door. Once he entered the house, he began sexually assaulting Bommarito, all while her children were playing upstairs. 

Bommarito stayed on the phone with 911 during the entire attack. The assault was recorded, documented, and used as evidence. 

'The outcome of what happened to me is so different because of the officer that came in that side door and didn't wait – he didn't wait for back up,' Bommarito said.

Officer Price was the first policeman on the scene. He had to physically pry Cooper off of Bommarito and tackle him to the ground until more officers came and helped Price.

Cooper has been charged with three felonies, including two counts of sodomy or attempted sodomy and burglary.

Bommarito stressed the importance of maintaining evidence, acknowledging the emotional toll it took on her to provide it to authorities.

“Before you do anything to destroy evidence, do not wash your hands, do not wash your body. I wanted to set myself on fire, I wanted to be clean, I wanted all of those things, and you have to fight because you will destroy your evidence, so fight back,” she said.

The survivor says she wants to give a special thank you to Officer Price, whose bravery saved her life.