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Smithfield woman reports rape after seeing crime online
Smithfield police said Thursday that they have made arrests in a reported sexual assault in which the alleged victim said she learned of the crime on a social media site.
Posted — UpdatedSMITHFIELD, N.C. — Smithfield police said Thursday that they have made arrests in a reported sexual assault in which the alleged victim said she learned of the crime on a social media site.
Travis Devon Graham, 28, of Goldsboro, is charged with first-degree rape and felony conspiracy to commit rape. Juan Hernandez Sanders Jr., 23, is charged with felony conspiracy to commit rape.
A 26-year-old woman told police she attended a party in Smithfield on Sept. 5 and became unconscious after taking an intoxicating substance. She later saw a video of the crime on a social media site, and she reported it to police.
Police declined to release more information and said the investigation is ongoing.
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