Man charged with rape of a minor after victim details alleged sexual abuse as a child

IDAHO FALLS – One man was charged pinch nan intersexual maltreatment of a insignificant aft a female reportedly told constabulary astir being abused by aggregate men for years.

Perry M. Thompson, 50, was charged pinch felony rape of a unfortunate nether nan property of 16.

Court documents authorities connected March 29, a female reported to nan Idaho Falls Police Department that she had been sexually assaulted by 4 men, starting erstwhile she was 7 years old.

According to constabulary reports, nan unfortunate first reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a man, who she said is now dead, successful 2009. The lawsuit was investigated and presented to nan Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office, but they “declined to prosecute charges owed to deficiency of evidence.”

The aforesaid unfortunate reported different intersexual battle again successful 2019, this clip regarding Thompson. The lawsuit was investigated, and nan constabulary said it was “unfounded.”

On April 2, an Idaho Falls Police serviceman contacted nan unfortunate who said she did not for illustration constabulary officers and would alternatively speak to a counselor.

The serviceman past scheduled a forensic question and reply astatine nan Idaho Falls Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center for Monday, April 8.

During nan interview, nan unfortunate said 4 men had sexually abused her erstwhile she was a child.

The unfortunate past stated she was sexually abused by Thompson opening successful 2013. She past elaborate much allegations astir 2 different men who person not been charged.

According to nan victim’s statements, Thompson was antecedently convicted of a kid activity crime and put successful situation astatine immoderate point.

The National Sex Offender Registry shows Thompson was convicted of “illegal usage of a insignificant successful nudity-oriented worldly aliases performance” retired of Marion, Ohio, successful 2009. Court documents authorities this complaint is nan balanced of possession of kid pornography.

Thompson is presently a registered activity offender because of this.

The serviceman later conducted a afloat criminal history cheque connected Thompson, which showed he was besides arrested successful 2009 for being a activity offender and having unlawful entree to schoolhouse children. The lawsuit was later dismissed.

The unfortunate told nan interviewer that Perry had raped her aggregate times until 2021. She continued to item nan maltreatment from Thompson, alleging he and his woman had “medicated her against her will.”

The unfortunate says Perry “forced her to return medicine for bipolar upset and schizophrenia” but that she was ne'er diagnosed pinch immoderate intelligence wellness issues. She told nan interviewer she had attempted to make a constabulary study astir nan abuse, but it was not investigated.

After nan interview, nan unfortunate said pinch nan serviceman and provided him pinch pages from a diary she had been keeping, detailing written testimonials from her astir nan alleged abuse.

On April 15, nan serviceman met pinch Thompson’s wife, who reiterated immoderate of nan statements nan unfortunate had reported astir being assaulted. The female said she did not person immoderate first-hand knowledge of nan abuse, and did not witnesser thing betwixt nan unfortunate and Thompson.

On April 24, nan serviceman met pinch nan unfortunate to behaviour a “confrontation call” betwixt nan unfortunate and Thompson.

Thompson reportedly admitted to sexually assaulting nan unfortunate erstwhile she was 15 aliases 16-years-old, saying, “I was confused connected a batch of it. It was you coming to maine and say, ‘If I do this, I’ll fto you do this.’ And yeah, it was manipulation connected some ends.”

Thompson allegedly continued to blasted nan unfortunate for nan intersexual assault, saying he told her it “needed to stop.”

The unfortunate reminds Thompson she was a minor, to which Thompson responds, “There were times erstwhile I said we request to extremity this. We request to not do this. How galore times did I opportunity that? And you would still travel to me.”

Later, Thompson reportedly apologizes to nan victim, but continues to blasted her for nan assaults.

“I admit, I’ve done wrong. I should person stopped it measurement before,” Thompson says successful nan recorded conversation. “I was trying to show you really galore times this needs to stop.”

Toward nan extremity of nan conversation, Thompson says he hopes “this doesn’t get maine successful problem but, ya know, yea I person done immoderate incorrect things but a batch of it I consciousness I was manipulated too.”

A warrant was issued for Thompson’s apprehension connected May 3, and he was booked into nan Bonneville County Jail connected May 8, wherever a enslaved was group astatine $150,000 but was later reduced to $75,000. A no-contact bid was issued for nan victim.

Thompson’s lawsuit was bound complete to territory court, and he is expected to look for a territory tribunal arraignment connected June 24.

If convicted, he could look up to life successful prison.

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