Blackfoot man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape, sexual battery

BLACKFOOT — A man recovered blameworthy of raping a insignificant pursuing a assemblage proceedings has been sent to prison.

Dreshawn Layne Metz, 21, was recovered blameworthy of a felony for rape by overcoming guidance and a misdemeanor for intersexual artillery pursuing a November trial.

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At a Tuesday hearing, Metz was sentenced to a word of six to 20 years successful situation for nan rape complaint by District Judge Darren Simpson, tribunal records show. He received 1 twelvemonth successful situation for nan intersexual artillery charge, which will beryllium served concurrently pinch nan longer situation term.

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Metz was arrested successful October 2022 pursuing reports that he attempted to rape an underage girl.

The unfortunate told constabulary Metz snuck into her location and bed, past kissed and groped her contempt her attempts to extremity him. The victim’s begetter came location while Metz was successful nan location and forced him out.

While speaking pinch officers, nan unfortunate said she had antecedently been raped by Metz.

During an interview, Metz gave officers support to hunt his telephone but said he did not cognize wherever nan telephone was.

Officers yet recovered nan telephone nether nan victim’s bed.

In summation to nan situation sentence, toward which Metz received in installments for 15 days clip served, he was ordered to salary $11,603 successful fees and fines.