Several reports indicated his defense was that he thought she was 16
ETA.. What's really sad is this is about the biggest article I can find on this story.
www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48325YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK
Police chief allegedly rapes 15-year-old
Spent nights with girl, then took her home and gave mom lift to work
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Posted: January 13, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
An Oklahoma police chief has been charged with second-degree rape of a 15-year-old girl, reportedly spending nights with the teenager before taking her home and then giving her mom, the city's librarian, a lift to work.
James Leonard Bell, 38, resigned last weekend from his position as police chief of Crescent, Okla., the Oklahoman reported.
Despite the charges against Bell, the Crescent City Council voted Tuesday that he could be paid for unused vacation time – amounting to $1,798. The alleged victim's mother, who also resigned, was approved to cash in her vacation time as well, collecting a check for $1,121.
According the paper, a court affidavit indicates the ex-police chief admitted to an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agent he had been having a relationship with the teenager since August.
Bell told investigators about the convenient arrangement of spending nights with the girl and carpooling with her mom to work in the mornings.
The accused rapist was released from jail after posting $7,500 bail.
Crescent had an estimated population of 1,320 in 2004.