(Pullman, WA) A 33-year-old Pullman man has been arrested on a felony charge of 1st degree child rape.
Lane Taylor Hunting Smith was arrested by Pullman Police on Monday afternoon. According to court documents, police received a report that Smith had raped a young girl multiple times. The victim was interviewed by a Child Protective Services employee and a Pullman Police Detective. The interview provided officers with enough probable cause to arrest Smith on the allegations. Court documents show that he denied the accusations to officers just before he was arrested.
Smith made his first appearance in Whitman County Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon. Judge Roger Sandberg agreed with the prosecutor’s recommendation and placed Smith on a half a million dollar no cash bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday. If convicted of 1st degree child rape Smith could spend the rest of his life in prison.
