Rapper Kodak Black has been charged in the alleged rape of a high school student in 2016, and his trial will reportedly begin this year.
The State reports the Florida "Roll in Peace" rapper is expected back in South Carolina this summer or fall to face the first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. Black, whose legal name is Dieuson Octave, had a warrant out for his arrest in February 2016 for the allegation and was arrested on the charge in November of that year.
Octave, approximately 20 at the time of the accusation, was released on a $100,000 bond that December from the Florence County Detention Center.
WPDE reports the Florence Country Sheriff's Office detailed the assault occurred while Octave was in town for a show at the Treasure City nightclub in Florence.
The unidentified female student, who was reportedly not considered a minor at the time of the incident, visited a nurse at her Richland County high school who identified signs of trauma. The nurse called the school's resource officer who instructed the teenager to file a report with the Florence County Police Department.
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The alleged victim told authorities that she was forcefully instructed onto the bed and floor of Octave's hotel room, where the assault reportedly transpired. The arrest warrant accused the rapper of ignoring the girl's repeated pleas for the defendant to stop.
Injuries documented in the case's rape kit allude to Octave having bit the woman on her neck and right breast. It is unclear what else was collected as evidence, but the court ordered Octave to submit swabs of his DNA, which the prosecution will reportedly test.
South Carolina's 12th Solicitor Ed Clements reported that the rapper could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of his current charge. It is also noted that there are similar charges that Octave could encounter that would amount to lesser time in the face of a plea deal, for instance.
“We are slowly but steadily moving toward a disposition,” Clements said. “I want to do justice for the victim, whatever that takes."
The case was slated to begin this April but was rescheduled for an undetermined date this year.
Based upon the bond agreement, Octave is not allowed to discuss the case in any form, including print, digital and social media. His attorneys, Beattie Ashmore and Robert E. Lee, have not commented.
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