Crime

Man charged with statutory rape and furnishing obscene materials to minors

Raheem James McClam
Raheem James McClam

The Special Victims Unit has arrested a man on a statutory rape charge , Columbus police said Tuesday.

Raheem James McClam, 19, also is charged with electronically furnishing obscene material to minors after his arrest. He is held in the Muscogee County Jail for a Recorder’s Court hearing at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Investigated by Police Sgt. John Bailey of the Special Victims Unit, the charges stem from a July 31, 2017 report of a girl who was listed as a runaway before she was allegedly assaulted.

This story was originally published January 16, 2018 at 3:38 PM with the headline "Man charged with statutory rape and furnishing obscene materials to minors."

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