Tennessee man charged with rape of a minor at Grandview Heights hotel
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Tennessee man has been arrested after allegations of kidnapping and rape of a minor at a Grandview Heights hotel.
According to a criminal complaint, the Grandview Heights Police Department took a rape report from a juvenile victim at Nationwide Children's Hospital on May 5. The victim, 15, told police she met Davarus Delaney on a social media platform months earlier and that the two agreed to meet the Hyatt Place on Yard Street.
At the hotel Grandview PD said that the victim was raped multiple times over a two-day period and that Delaney, 31, displayed a firearm and made numerous threats while not allowing her to leave the room.
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The victim alleges that on April 28, Delaney became aggressive towards her, dragged her across the room and asked for oral sex. Delaney reportedly threatened to 'pistol whip' the girl if she did not comply before he raped her. Police said the following morning the victim was raped again while being choked.
On June 5 police said Delaney was arrested in Tennessee by a U.S. Marshals Task Force and the Chattanooga Police Department. Five days later he was extradited to Columbus for court processing.
Grandview PD reported that Delaney admitted to having sexual contact with the victim while knowing she was 15 years old.
Court records indicate that Delaney appeared before a Franklin County Municipal Court judge Wednesday morning on two counts of rape and two counts of kidnapping. He was issued a $550,000 bond and is next scheduled to appear in court on June 20 for a preliminary hearing.
Additionally, Hamilton County court records out of Tennessee lists a charge of being a fugitive for a crime in another state.
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