Monday, April 21, 2008

Mississippi Gulf Coast men charged with rape of a woman at a party April 16

Two 22 year old men have been charged with rape after meeting a 21 year old woman at a party early Wednesday morning and forcing her to have sex with them.

Hancock County Sheriff's Investigator Ricky Fayard said the woman told deputies she had attended a party at a private home in Kiln, but was not drinking. As she waited for a friend to return to the home, she said she was forced to have sex with the men, who live in Kiln and Bay St. Louis.

Following the incident, the victim escaped. "She made the excuse that she had to go to the bathroom, and then walked out the front door and called her parents," Fayard said.
The young woman was taken to Hancock Medical Center, where she was examined and treated. Investigators took a statement at the hospital.


On Friday, Justice Court Judge Ricky Adam issued arrest warrants for both men. They were booked on one rape charge each at the Hancock County Sheriff's Booking Facility in Bay St. Louis.

Both men are being held on $75,000 bail, but have not been formally indicted yet.

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