Alleged teen rapist charged again

18-year-old victim alleges she was raped at knife point in a stairwell, though accused claims the sex was consensual

A 16-year-old who is accused of raping a ten-year-old this November is now being charged with another rape after DNA evidence linked him to the scene.

The suspect allegedly threatened an 18-year-old woman in the Jutland town of Herning on the night of October 22 before raping her in a stairwell.

He was charged after his DNA was found on a cigarette butt near the scene of the crime.

“It is highly likely that a DNA profile found on the cigarette butt comes from the 16-year-old,” Michael Kjeldgaard from West Jutland Police told Herning Folkeblad.

The teen is currently being interviewed about the new charges by police but denies the charge.

“He does admit he was with the girl at the time and place in question. She says she was threatened and forced into a stairwell but his explanation is that it was consensual,” Kjeldgaard said.

The 16-ear-old was to be held in remand until December 23 after being charged with the rape of a ten-year-old on November 19 but will not be put before a judge today.

“He has after advice from his counselor allowed himself to be held until January 20, 2012,” Kjeldgaard said.





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