Two men from Alabama have been arrested on separate sodomy and rape charges.
Levi Swearingen, 20, from Cottonwood Alabama, part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan area is being accused of sodomizing a 14 year old girl multiple times over a 9 month period of time.
He is being charged with a dozen felony counts of second degree sodomy and a single misdemeanor count of second degree sex abuse. Apparently Swearingen had been under investigation about a month according to Cottonwood Police Chief Jim Smith. The evidence against Swearingen includes a search warrant at an Internet social networking website for multiple messages. During his time with the girl she did turn 15.
Smith said, “There was no force involved in these acts and it was consensual, but she can’t consent because of her age.†Bt I have to ask what is a 20 year old man doing with a 14 year old girl to begin with.
Swearingen was taken to the Houston County Jail and he is being held on a $62,500 bond, although he was already out on bond for charges that he burglarized Cottonwood High School last month.
In a separate case in Alabama a man from Dothan has been arrested and charged with sodomy and rape of a 5 year old girl from Slocomb, Alabama.
Kenneth Paul Crenshaw, 56, was arrested and charged with felony first degree rape, felony first degree sodomy and felony sex abuse of a child under the age of 12. He has been charged with sexually assaulting the girl three separate times over a period of three months. This child also had a birthday during this so she is now 6 years old.
Crenshaw was jailed at the Houston County Jail where he later posted a $30,000 bond.
The first degree rape and first degree sodomy charges which are both class A felony crimes, could land Crenshaw behind bars from 10 to 99 years or life in prison. The sex abuse of a child under the age of 12 is a class B felony and it can get him from 2 to 20 years in prison.
The thought of both of these cases tears my stomach out but for a 56 year old man to do this to a 5 year old child is so sick. I look at his picture and I want to throw up. I hope these men get the maximum sentence if they are indeed guilty. I have to ask though where the parents of this baby were during all this and how come it went unnoticed while it was happening. Why did it take so long to be reported? How did Crenshaw get the opportunity to do this to her over a three month period? So many questions with no answers, saddens me.
I suppose that the only good thing about this news is that the two girls are still alive. Thank God for that but I do pray this 6 year old child doesn’t have to suffer too much in her life. My heart goes out to her and her family.
Jan Barrett
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackWell a Stone cold FREAK sodomizing a 5 yr old. An the judge was the gall to give him a $30,000 bond.What in the world was that Judge thinking! Maybe the Judge —- .This is so very sick.Now this precious little child,will remember this for ever,this devil has done something dispicable.She may have trouble holding her bowls the rest of her little life due to muscle damage.NIGHTMARES may be a part of this babys life from here on out.I Have 5 yr olds in our family,an they are so trusting of anyone,who shows them attention. Sorry Bastard for doing this to her.
I am just weeping from the very depts of my soul over this.
An yet another Freak,an he only gets $62,000 Bond for ruining a teen who couldnt help her self.Poor child,she to may have problems ,with her muscles, an bowls also.An i hope she is getting counseling. This man has ruined her.Lord i hope these childrens names,or faces arnt released to the out side world.Poor babies.I have a grand daughter who is 16 now,i cant imagine this happening to her. She is so young an still innocent.
Poor children An the Judges have let these pervert/sodomizers out on the street.This should be NO BOND cases for both. But no just let them out Judges to do it again.To harm another children,next time it could be murder.As if this wasnt bad enough. These children are innocent,an a 5 /6 yr old.the young teen.The men should be shot down like the dogs they are. Or have it cut off in town square for all to see.
If someone doesnt hold these Judges accountable.For letting the sick people back out on the streets.Or the laws be changed.When are we going to rise up an demand change.
I know someone who passed 5 pills an got 30 thousand $ bond it took 9 mo before the judge would set a bond,an a first time offender at that, she served 2 yrs. Look at those in Putnam,an St Johns bonds,The ones they arnt questioning.Looking at 25 yr mim..
But if they mess with a baby sexualy,or teen.They walk right out the door,an repeat the same type sexual crimes,an some times murder them when out on a bond.
Jan,an Simon this is so very sad .I so pray these children will heal.Much pryer needs to be sent out for them. I just weep for our children
Come on somethings so wrong with the bond picture.An the letting CHILD SODoMIZERS out.An just look at the time they may face Nothing!! compaired to the crimes..An a dang 56 yr old man doing this to a 5 yr old MY LORD WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD TODAY.
Jan Barret and Jan 57,
Shame on you both for accusing anyone of anything before they are PROVEN guilty!!!!! All individuals are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law! These are simply accusations that these things have taken place. You quoted in your listing “LORD”… I take it you are Christian? What kind of Christians do we have nowdays that cast the first stone? Does it ever slip anyone’s mind that people in this world may not like other people and could easily say, “that man is having sex with my 5 year old daughter!” just to get them in trouble? Think about it! It would be the perfect crime to pin on someone because the little girl has NO idea what’s going on and couldn’t possibly explain anything about sex so that leaves an innocent man behind bars because of a simple accusation. I’m tired of seeing people judge others before they even know the whole story! People hear what others are “charged” with, and they think they are “sick” and make you wanna “throw up”….when there was not the first mentioned statement that he was “guilty” or that there was any kind of “evendince” that showed he committed his alleged crime. What would Jesus do people? Stop judging! Trust me, we ALL will be judged one day so stop trying to do God’s work for him.
Tito86, would you feel the same way if it were your 5 year old daughter that he was being accused of raping and sodomizing? I would think not!
btw…I am NOT trying to do God’s work for him. Who are you to tell me I am wrong anyway? It seems to me that you are just as guilty by judging me for my thoughts.
Jan Barrett
Jan,
If it were my 5 year old daughter I wouldn’t have waited for almost a year to accuse him! These “incidences” occurred in the summer of 2009. If I knew for a fact that some man raped my 5 year old daughter I wouldn’t have to wait for the police to get there cuz he would be at the bottom of the Chattahoochie River in pieces! But it doesn’t make sense that the parents are claiming these 3 different incidences happened almost a year ago and they are now doing something about it! Sounds like a setup to me. The man and the girl’s parents could’ve had some dispute and they are attacking him? I don’t know. But like I said, I do know that if I had a 5 year old daughter and KNEW FOR A FACT that some man raped her, I would be the one facing life in prison for murder! The whole story seems too fishy to me. I’m not taking up for him….just curious bout the “whole story” behind everything and why it took so long for the parents to do something about it if they knew almost a year ago that she was being raped. Just doesn’t add up to me. And I’m sorry if I stepped on your toes, but it is true that all individuals are innocent until proven guilty. If everyone in the world (including me and you) were broadcasted on the news about every accusation anyone has ever made about others, then everyone would probably seem like monsters!
The term ‘sodomy’ can also be used to refer to oral sex, which I believe is the case in both of these instances. While it doesn’t make the crime any less heinous, the physical damage, at least, won’t have to be dealt with.
I hope and pray that this man, when found guilty gets done to him what he has done to this innocent child that was only five years old. Not only has he runined his own life but he destroyed the life of this beautiful little girl and also destroyed a family.I have seen what this sick person has done to the family of this little girl and my heart goes out to them. I just want them to know that I will be there for them to help them cope with this horrible act.
Dang its so sad to sit here and read thisncrapnabout parents waithing a year to come forward about there 5 yr old being raped. Have you people ever thought that it takes a abused child the courage to come forth to tell her mother what happended. nThen you ignorant people who dont knw thgis, but it takes months to investigate the crime, forensics,testimony, CAC therapy visits then when the case is put together then the piece of trash gets arrested. “Wow” add that up thats almost a yr. They dont arrest people on just someone saying oh my daughter was touched.
Sounds to me this is someone in this sick mans family is trying to make excuses. They have to have proof to charge this man with rape 1st sodemy 1st and sexual abuse against a child under 12. Ans yes they do have problems for the rest of there lives due to this. Its just to bad he terrified his grandson so bad that he wont even talk. It took this brave , Christian smart lil girl to talk and put this crap where he belongs. See ya in the paper soon Ken to be sentenced for the rest of your life for hurting this precious baby girl. Youn will too get what you did to this baby. So there ya go Jan .I hope you sleep well at nught defending this crap. Cause this lil girl sure doesnt sleep well. May God have mercy on your soul for taking up for him.
b19, Show me where I was defending this man. I think if this man is guilty he should pay with his own life for the crime he did against this child. I was NOT defending him.
I have read things on here asking where were the parents while thi was happening?. Tis man was her Grandpa by marriage. Now ask yourself how many times your own children have been around there own Grandpa. Also a very smart child who knows this is wrong will do good at hiding this. So before you people go to pointing fingers and making comments . Think about how the mother feels. Trying so hard to protect her daughter from something like this happening . Not letting her stay overnite anywhere, not letting her sit on laps during church not letting her talk to strangers, even though her bubbly personality wants to talk to everyone , cause she has a good warm heart. So please be considerate of the family in this. She has a wonderful mother who deals with the guilt everyday of this happening and her having no control over it.
tito86 ur comment is so stupid. maybe there is people out there who would make this up to frame someone but sweetheart i know this family personally and i didnt take a yr. i took her six months to tell her mommy then three months to get evidence together . And believe me she had to be stopped several times from going to this mans job and hurtin him . She is the only mother this child has so she kept her self together. When kids know this is wrong and there threatened, they get scared scared . So six months is a short time for this brave girl to come forward. so thank u for the comforting messages to the family and screw all u rest . Yall r probly family members of this piece of crap. nuff said
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