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(Memphis 3/16/2010) A Memphis man is accused of raping a teenage boy and then forcing him into prostitution.
54-year-old Marvin White was charged with Rape and Trafficking For Sexual Servitude. He was arrested at his apartment near the 1900 block of Philsar.
Police say White provided the teen with female clothing to wear while he worked the streets.
"We thought, everybody thought, he was a girl when he was coming over here," said the suspect's nephew, Adam White.
His uncle, Marvin White, was hauled away in handcuffs from his apartment, accused of coercing a 14-year-old runaway into performing sex acts on him in exchange for room and board.
His nephew admits the teen stayed with his uncle on and off last week. But he says the teen is lying about what happened.
"To cover his own tracks," he told us.
Court papers state the teen was introduced to White by a female prostitute and that once the teen refused to perform any more sex acts on him, White forced him into prostitution.
Police say the juvenile's relatives found him walking the streets dressed as a female.
Neighbors remember seeing him.
"He was wearing some cut-off jeans, like a blue shirt and a hoodie," said neighbor Ronald Jefferson. "He had hood over his head, couldn't tell he was a boy."
"The whole time he was here he had his hood on, we asked him, 'Why do you always have your hood on? What are you trying to hide?' He had an Adam's apple and everything, but we didn't know that," said White.
He says his uncle took the teen in and let him sleep on the couch out of kindness.
One neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, believes him.
"Mr. White is a good person, since I've been knowing him. He's been going to work with his relatives doing remodeling work and stuff," he said.
His nephew says he's prepared to fight the allegations, and that his uncle is the real victim.
"Didn't nobody touch him, I didn't touch him, didn't my uncle touch him, nobody touched him up in here," said White.
According to cout papers, White hasn't admitted to having any physical contact with the alleged victim, however, he did tell investigators he was aware the teen was prostituting himself out. He admitted to giving him female clothing. He also told police he thought the teen was 12 years old.
White remains behind bars on a $125,000 bond.
- 54-year-old Marvin White arrested Sunday
- Teen says he performed sex acts on him in exchange for room and board
- Relatives found teen walking the streets dressed as a female
(Memphis 3/16/2010) A Memphis man is accused of raping a teenage boy and then forcing him into prostitution.
54-year-old Marvin White was charged with Rape and Trafficking For Sexual Servitude. He was arrested at his apartment near the 1900 block of Philsar.
Police say White provided the teen with female clothing to wear while he worked the streets.
"We thought, everybody thought, he was a girl when he was coming over here," said the suspect's nephew, Adam White.
His uncle, Marvin White, was hauled away in handcuffs from his apartment, accused of coercing a 14-year-old runaway into performing sex acts on him in exchange for room and board.
His nephew admits the teen stayed with his uncle on and off last week. But he says the teen is lying about what happened.
"To cover his own tracks," he told us.
Court papers state the teen was introduced to White by a female prostitute and that once the teen refused to perform any more sex acts on him, White forced him into prostitution.
Police say the juvenile's relatives found him walking the streets dressed as a female.
Neighbors remember seeing him.
"He was wearing some cut-off jeans, like a blue shirt and a hoodie," said neighbor Ronald Jefferson. "He had hood over his head, couldn't tell he was a boy."
"The whole time he was here he had his hood on, we asked him, 'Why do you always have your hood on? What are you trying to hide?' He had an Adam's apple and everything, but we didn't know that," said White.
He says his uncle took the teen in and let him sleep on the couch out of kindness.
One neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, believes him.
"Mr. White is a good person, since I've been knowing him. He's been going to work with his relatives doing remodeling work and stuff," he said.
His nephew says he's prepared to fight the allegations, and that his uncle is the real victim.
"Didn't nobody touch him, I didn't touch him, didn't my uncle touch him, nobody touched him up in here," said White.
According to cout papers, White hasn't admitted to having any physical contact with the alleged victim, however, he did tell investigators he was aware the teen was prostituting himself out. He admitted to giving him female clothing. He also told police he thought the teen was 12 years old.
White remains behind bars on a $125,000 bond.
