Man arrested in Rexburg for alleged rape of 17-year-old

REXBURG — A 21-year-old Rexburg man was arrested aft a insignificant reported he had “forcibly” raped her.

Garrett Scott Durrant was charged pinch felony rape of a unfortunate who is 16 aliases 17 years old, and nan perpetrator is 3 years aliases much older than nan victim.

According to tribunal documents, a Rexburg Police Detective investigated a rape title connected June 3, wherever nan victim, a 17-year-old girl, had reportedly told a friend Durrant sexually assaulted her astatine his flat successful Rexburg.

The unfortunate told detectives she met Durrant done a plaything dancing activity successful January, and became friends pinch him while they were some attending beingness therapy.

Police reports opportunity nan unfortunate told Durrant she was 17, and Durrant told her he was 21. The unfortunate described Durrant arsenic “controlling” and “forceful” but “respectful” toward her erstwhile they were alone.

In May, nan unfortunate says Durrant contacted her astir getting together to talk. The unfortunate agreed and drove to Durrant’s flat astir 10:30 a.m. The nonstop day of nan incident is not stated successful constabulary reports.

The unfortunate says she expected nan gathering pinch Durrant to beryllium speedy and did not expect to beryllium astatine nan location very long.

When she arrived, Durrant was reportedly asleep, which nan unfortunate recovered overseas “since she conscionable was speaking pinch him by text.”

The unfortunate says she was suspicious, wondering if Durrant was really asleep, truthful she sat connected nan separator of nan furniture trying to aftermath him up.

According to tribunal documents, Durrant woke up complete nan adjacent 10 minutes and began telling nan unfortunate they should not beryllium “liking each other.” The unfortunate agreed, and says she recovered nan speech “strange.”

This reportedly angered Durrant, who allegedly “sat up adjacent to her and wrapped his arms astir her,” causing nan unfortunate to deliberation it was “maybe a bully bye hug.” Durrant past “flip(ped) her complete onto her back” and began “forcibly” raping her.

Police reports opportunity Durrant did not let nan unfortunate to time off and that he was allegedly “well alert of (the victim’s) feelings that she was not good pinch this.”

Durrant reportedly did not speak during nan attack. The unfortunate says she was crying, and Durrant yet “just fto her get dressed and leave.”

A warrant was issued for Durrant’s apprehension connected Aug. 15, and he was booked into nan Madison County Jail connected Wednesday pinch a enslaved of $30,000. The enslaved was later reduced to $20,000 and a no-contact bid was issued for nan victim.

Court documents do not see specifications astir Durrant’s interviews pinch police.

Durrant is expected to look successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected Sept. 4. If convicted, he could look up to life successful prison.

Though Durrant has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.