Man charged in Raleigh rape
Police said an 18-year-old woman was walking along Hillsborough Street early Friday morning when a man forced her into an alley and raped her.
Posted — UpdatedThe 18-year-old woman was walking along Hillsborough Street near Pogue Street when an assailant confronted her around 3:30 a.m., officers said. The man forced her into an alley and raped her, authorities said.
Smith was in jail under a $501,000 secured bond Saturday morning. His first court appearance was set for 2 p.m. Monday.
Smith has been convicted previously of misdemeanor indecent exposure and assault on a female in Wake County, according to state Department of Correction records.
He was sentenced to probation for both crimes but served three months in prison for violating his probation for indecent exposure by assaulting a public officer and/or a state employee.
DOC records show that Smith was released from prison in September after serving nine months for attempted common-law robbery.
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