Two men have been indicted by the DeKalb County Grand Jury on rape charges.
47 year old Michal Lee Bailey, Sr. of Snow Hill Road, Dowelltown is indicted for rape while 19 year old Jacory Watson Vaden of Charles Vaden Lane, Gordonsville is indicted for statutory rape. Both were named in sealed indictments returned by the Grand Jury on Monday, July 24. Bailey was arrested on Friday, July 28 while Vaden was taken into custody on Tuesday, July 25. They will be arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Monday, August 7.
The indictment against Bailey alleges that “on or about the 2nd day of July, 2017 in DeKalb County, Bailey did intentionally, and or knowingly engage in unlawful sexual penetration of (18 year old girl) without her consent, constituting the offense of rape”.
The indictment against Vaden alleges that “on or about the 7th day of July, 2017 in DeKalb County, Vaden did intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engage in sexual penetration of (14 year old girl) and the defendant (Vaden) is at least four years older than her, constituting the offense of statutory rape.
The case against Bailey was investigated by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. The Smithville Police Department investigated the case against Vaden.
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