Hopkinsville Man Charged With Rape

A Hopkinsville man was charged with rape after an investigation Tuesday afternoon.

Hopkinsville Police say the man engaged in non-consensual intercourse with a female on South Kentucky Avenue on September 30th after she used drugs and passed out.

He was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree rape.

The policy of the News Edge is not to use the names of any person or persons accused in connection with a rape or sexual abuse case until the person or persons is/are formally indicted by a Grand Jury.