Carnival Worker Accused Of Raping 2 Girls
Man Held On $10,000 Bail
POSTED: 12:29 pm EDT August 18,
2008
UPDATED: 6:22 pm EDT August 18,
2008
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BOSTON -- An 18-year-old carnival worker has been charged with raping two young girls he met at the Marshfield Fair.
Carnival Worker Accused Of Rape Jeffrey D. Witham, of Oxford, Maine, somehow got the 13- and 14-year-old girls' phone numbers and addresses, and went to one of their homes in Marshfield on Sunday night, police said.When the girls tried to run from the house, he chased them and dragged one of them into the woods, police said. When they escaped, one of the girls called her father, who then called police.Witham, a ride operator at the fair, was charged with two counts of rape, indecent assault and battery, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, kidnapping and assault and battery. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $150,000 bail.Gene Dean, president of Fiesta Shows, said Witham was hired last week."We are a very responsible company. We do extensive background checks and an eight-page employee form that each new employee fills out," he said.Witham is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 5.
Carnival Worker Accused Of Rape Jeffrey D. Witham, of Oxford, Maine, somehow got the 13- and 14-year-old girls' phone numbers and addresses, and went to one of their homes in Marshfield on Sunday night, police said.When the girls tried to run from the house, he chased them and dragged one of them into the woods, police said. When they escaped, one of the girls called her father, who then called police.Witham, a ride operator at the fair, was charged with two counts of rape, indecent assault and battery, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, kidnapping and assault and battery. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $150,000 bail.Gene Dean, president of Fiesta Shows, said Witham was hired last week."We are a very responsible company. We do extensive background checks and an eight-page employee form that each new employee fills out," he said.Witham is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 5. Copyright 2009 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
