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Helena teen charged with second-degree rape for 2nd time in 2 weeks
updated June 28, 2016 at 1:18 PM
A Helena teen is charged with second-degree rape, his second arrest on that crime in less than two weeks.
Samuel Woods III, 19, was arrested by Helena police on Saturday, according to court records made public today. He remains in the Shelby County Jail with bond set at $30,000.
According to his arrest warrant, Woods had sexual intercourse on June 6, 2015 with a girl who was 15 years old at the time.
According to Alabama law, a person commits the crime of rape in the second degree if:
(1) Being 16 years old or older, he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex less than 16 and more than 12 years old; provided, however, the actor is at least two years older than the member of the opposite sex.
(2) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex who is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective.
Alabaster police on June 18 arrested Woods on a second-degree rape charge involving a different victim. In that case, authorities claim Woods had sexual intercourse with a now-14-year-old girl in September 2015.
Helena teen charged with second-degree rape for 2nd time in 2 weeks
updated June 28, 2016 at 1:18 PM
A Helena teen is charged with second-degree rape, his second arrest on that crime in less than two weeks.
Samuel Woods III, 19, was arrested by Helena police on Saturday, according to court records made public today. He remains in the Shelby County Jail with bond set at $30,000.
According to his arrest warrant, Woods had sexual intercourse on June 6, 2015 with a girl who was 15 years old at the time.
According to Alabama law, a person commits the crime of rape in the second degree if:
(1) Being 16 years old or older, he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex less than 16 and more than 12 years old; provided, however, the actor is at least two years older than the member of the opposite sex.
(2) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex who is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective.
Alabaster police on June 18 arrested Woods on a second-degree rape charge involving a different victim. In that case, authorities claim Woods had sexual intercourse with a now-14-year-old girl in September 2015.