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Child Rape Charges

Mar 27, 2012 at 03:47 pm by Bryan Barrett


Child rape charges were filed against a 23-year-old man accused of having sexual contact with a middle school girl on at least two occasions, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said Monday.

Defendant Thomas Ingle of Greenland Drive was charged with two counts of rape of a child by Detective Steve Craig. Ingle allegedly had sex with the girl between Halloween and Valentine’s Day.

“They met through an acquaintance and developed a relationship by using online social media,” Craig said. “An adult saw the social media and reported it to the sheriff’s office due to the sexual nature of the content.”

Craig investigated and charged Ingle, who is being held on $150,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is set April 24 in General Sessions Court.

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