Teen charged with rape, assault in Columbia County

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Columbia County teenager is now facing charges that allege he raped and assaulted a female victim back in July.

Kain Harris Lord, 17, was charged on Monday with rape and aggravated battery, according to arrest records.

Arrest warrants state the incident occurred on July 9 in Grovetown.

The suspect allegedly bound and raped the victim, arrest warrants state. Lord also reportedly carved his first name on the victim’s body with a “bladed instrument.”

Lord was charged and taken to the Columbia County Detention Center.

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