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Federal indictment adds charges against rape suspect

USDOJ coinA Wichita man is charged in a federal indictment with sexually assaulting victims while they were 12 to 17 years old and then taking pictures of some of the assaults.

In a news release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beal said Random Shane Smith, 36, is charged in counts one and two with aggravated sexual abuse, in count three with production of child pornography, in count four with possessing child pornography; and in count five with tampering with a witness.

The crimes are alleged to have occurred in 2014, 2015, and 2016 at McConnell Air Force Base.

Smith initially was charged in a criminal complaint filed May 13 in U.S. District Court in Wichita. The indictment adds to the charges in the complaint one count of possession of child pornography and one count of tampering with a witness. According to court documents associated with the criminal complaint, Smith used force to make the victims submit to sexual acts with him. The most recent assaults occurred on the Air Force base. Smith allegedly used a cell phone camera to take photos of some of the assaults, according to court documents.

Upon conviction counts one and two carry a penalty of up to life and a fine up to $250,000 on each count; count three carries a penalty of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years and a fine up to $250,000; count four carries a penalty of up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000; and count five carries a penalty of up to 20 years and a fine up to $250,000. The FBI and the Air Force OSI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart is prosecuting.

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