Crime & Safety
Pelham Man Charged With Five Counts Of Rape
A Pelham man has been charged with five counts of rape involving a 14-year-old girl.
PELHAM, AL - A 25-year-old Pelham man has been charged with five counts of rape stemming from a relationship he had over a two-month span with a 14-year-old girl. Jacob Oliver Green was arrested Wednesday.
A report by Alabama Media Group said the sexual interactions happened in July, August and September. In addition to the rape charges, Green is charged with selling or furnishing a controlled substance to a minor, also a felony. Court records state that substance was marijuana. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)
Pelham police investigated the case against Green. He was booked into the Shelby County Jail Wednesday and remains behind bars on bonds totaling $65,000.
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