2 Charged With Trying to Rape Mentally Challenged Man
Two Harnett County residents have been charged with attempting to rape a mentally challenged man, authorities said.
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George Gerald Tart, 41, and Connie Demetris Smith, 46, both of Linden, each face eight counts of attempted first-degree rape and eight counts of conspiracy to commit rape and sexual battery, authorities said. Tart also is charged with one count of second-degree sexual offense.
Tart and Smith are being held in the Harnett County Detention Center on $125,000 bonds.
The Harnett County Sheriff's Office didn't provide details of the alleged assaults, except to say that the alleged victim is a mentally challenged man.
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