Rape

Deatsvillle Woman Charged With Having Sex With a Minor

A Deatsville woman is facing multiple charges after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old child. Jennifer Rose Ingram, 31, is charged with three counts of rape, two counts of sodomy, and one count of furnishing a controlled substance to a minor. Reports show Ingram having a sexual relationship with the child during the months of November and December….

Repeat, Violent Offender Facing Rape Charges in Two Counties

Willie Fred Jenkins, Courtesy – Butler Co. Jail Willie Fred Jenkins of Greenville was arrested early February and is facing charges of rape, sodomy, and kidnapping in Butler County. He is also facing three counts of rape in Lowndes County, from another arrest that came after the first alleged victim came forward. Authorities say Jenkins has a violent criminal history….

Former New Orleans Saints Star Faces Final Sentence in Drugging Rapes

LOS ANGELES (AP) -Former NFL star Darren Sharper’s tour of shame and punishment reaches its conclusion in the Los Angeles court where he first admitted drugging and raping women in several states. Sharper faces sentencing Tuesday for a pair of rapes about three years ago. The sentence marks the end of prosecutions in four states for the former all-pro safety…

MPD Arrest Teen on Rape Charges

On Oct. 10, MPD charged Emanuel Bennett, 19, of Montgomery with two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sodomy in connection with the sexual assault of a juvenile female. MPD investigators placed Bennett in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under bonds totaling $240,000. MPD’s investigation, which was initiated last week, is continuing….

Lawyers for Ex-Auburn Player Say Rape Allegations are False

The defense team for former Auburn tight end Landon Rice has issued a statement regarding their client’s rape allegations. Augusta Dowd said Tuesday, “The legal team will deal with the false accusations and be ready, willing, and able to demonstrate, in the appropriate venue, that Landon has been unfairly treated.” A 19-year-old woman filed an incident report with Auburn police…

Alabama Court of Appeals Upholds Murder and Rape Conviction

Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the murder and first-degree rape convictions of Shawn McClain.  McClain, 31, of Georgiana, was convicted in the Butler County Circuit Court in August of 2015 for the rape and murder of Dorothy Leatherwood. The record at the trial indicated that in 2012, McClain earned money by…

Former State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Sexual Misconduct

An ex-Alabama state trooper who was accused of raping a woman while he was on duty has been sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct. Samuel McHenry II filed a plea agreement in Butler County District Court on Thursday during a preliminary hearing. Charges of rape and sodomy that were filed against him have…

Luverne Man Charged in North Carolina Rape Case

A Luverne man is facing charges in a 2008 North Carolina sexual assault case. Joshua Wade Watson, 30, is charged with First Degree Rape, First Degree Sex Offense, and First Degree Kidnapping. Police say the rape occurred in the a parking lot in the Fayetteville, North Carolina. According to the Fayetteville Police Department the case went cold after investigators were…