PORT ANGELES — A 21-year-old Port Angeles man was charged with third-degree rape of a child Tuesday in connection with a November incident involving a 15-year-old girl.
Kevin L. Henrichsen, also known as Kevin Hammond, pleaded not guilty to the charge Tuesday.
He is being held on $25,000 bail in the Clallam County Jail.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge S. Brooke Taylor scheduled a two-day trial to begin April 25.
Port Angeles police launched an investigation after the juvenile reported that she had been raped by Henrichsen on Nov. 14.
Police said the alleged rape occurred inside a vehicle at the 1900 block of West Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles, court records show.
Victim take to OMC
The victim told a friend that Henrichsen was the person who raped her, according to the certificate of probable cause.
The victim was taken to Olympic Medical Center for a medical rape examination
Sequim police arrested Henrichsen without incident March 3.
A pretrial status conference is set for March 25.
State law defines third-degree rape of a child as when the victim is 14 or 15 years old and at least four years younger than the perpetrator.
The Class C felony is punishable by a maximum of five years in prison.
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