Philadelphia serial rape suspect indicted on federal drug, weapons charges
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Kevin Bennett (Philadelphia Police Department)
PHILADELPHIA - An Indianapolis man accused in a series of rapes and robberies in Philadelphia earlier this month has been federally indicted on drug and weapons offenses.
FBI officials revealed Tuesday that Kevin Bennett, 28, has been indicted in the Sothern District of Indiana on charges including felon in possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in conjunction with a drug trafficking crime.
On Monday, the Philadelphia District Attorney s Office announced their intentions to charge Bennett with multiple counts of rape, burglary, robbery, and weapons offenses once he is extradited back to Philadelphia.
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DA Krasner provides update on suspect accused of multiple sexual assaults. (DAO)
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office will charge a 28-year-old man with rape, robbery, and stalking in connection with a series of sexual assaults and attempted attacks he allegedly perpetrated over the course of four days this month.
Kevin Bennett, 28, is now suspected of sexual assault in at least eight states, including Indiana, where police arrested him on Saturday afternoon. He is currently in the custody of the Marion County Sheriffs in Indianapolis following an investigation involving the Philadelphia Police Department, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and the FBI.
Updated: 4:09 PM EDT May 24, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The Philadelphia District Attorney plans to file multiple charges against an Indianapolis man accused of raping three women and stalking others over the course of a few days.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday, he intends to charge 28-year-old Kevin Bennett, of Indianapolis, with multiple counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and stalking.
Bennett is currently behind bars in Marion County after an Indianapolis Federal Bureau of Investigation operation led to his arrest on Saturday.
Bennett was wanted by Philadelphia Police for sexually assaulting three strangers at gunpoint between Sunday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 18.
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