Whitman County Gazette 

Rosalia man charged with raping a child

 


COLFAX – A Rosalia man is accused of raping a girl for six years.

Kaleb M. Hafner, 23, of Rosalia, was charged with the rape of a child in the first degree in Whitman County Superior Court on Feb. 7. He pleaded not guilty on Feb. 11.

Hafner was arrested on Feb. 5 in Rosalia after a Whitman County Sheriff’s Office instigation.

He is accused of repeatedly raping a girl from when she was 5-years-old until she was 11-years-old when he turned 18. Hafner allegedly told a deputy he had numerous consensual sexual encounters with the girl until she told him no in 2018, according to police records.

The court approved an expert, Dr. Paul Wert, of Spokane, to assist Hafner’s defense.

A jury trial is scheduled for April 1.

 

Reader Comments(0)

 
 

Our Family of Publications Includes:

Cheney Free Press
Ritzville Adams County Journal
Whitman County Gazette
Odessa Record
Franklin Connection
Davenport Times
Spokane Valley News Herald
Colfax Daily Bulletin

Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation
© Copyright 2024