Timothy Gregory, 22, of Jefferson, and Jeffrey Barter, 20, of Edgecomb, have been charged with multiple counts of abusing and sexually assaulting a 20-year old woman in their Edgecomb mobile home, according to court documents.
Gregory is accused of engaging in nonconsensual sexual acts with the victim on three separate occasions. In an affidavit written by Detective Ronald Rollins of the Lincoln County’s Sheriff’s Department, the alleged victim claims that Gregory forced her into unwanted sexual acts, including while she was sleeping. While she initially was willing to have sex with Gregory, the affidavit says, he eventually started forcing her.
According to the affidavit, the alleged victim said she willingly moved into the trailer with the defendants in January 2011.
“After staying there a short while [the alleged victim] saw Jeffrey and Timothy’s angry side,” the affidavit says.
The alleged victim first notified Detective Rollins of her situation on April 1, 2011.
Gregory is being charged on three counts of Class B Gross Sexual Assault, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Gregory and Barter are both charged with 18 counts of aggravated and domestic violence assault, terrorizing, criminal threatening, and unlawfully furnishing alcohol and prescription drugs to the alleged victim. Aggravated assault, terrorizing, criminal threatening, and unlawfully furnishing prescription drugs are considered felonies under state law.
Fifteen of the 21 charges against Gregory are felonies. Barter is being charged with 14 felonies and four misdemeanors.
Aggravated assault is a Class B felony and carries a sentence of up to 10 years. Terrorizing, criminal threatening, and unlawfully furnishing prescription drugs are Class C felonies and have sentences of up to five years each. Unlawfully furnishing alcohol to a minor and domestic violence assault are Class D misdemeanors and carry a maximum sentence of less than one year.
Gregory and Barter were released on $5,000 bail while awaiting trial. Both are forbidden from making direct or indirect contact with the victim, as per the conditions of their release, and Gregory is additionally forbidden from contacting his grandmother who owned the residence where the events were alleged to have taken place.
Attorneys for the defendants refused to comment on the charges levied against their clients.
Linda Yarmosh, the attorney for Gregory, said she felt it was inappropriate to publicize the allegations against Gregory until he had his day in court.
“People are innocent until proven guilty, “she said.