A faculty counselor in New Mexico has been arrested after it was found he was wished in Albemarle County for the rape of a teenage lady.
Darren Wade Powell, 52, of La Luz, New Mexico, was arrested final week on a warrant issued by Albemarle County for the felony sexual penetration of a minor, in line with the county police division.
The police division of Tularosa, New Mexico, contacted the New Mexico State Police on Feb. 23 to say the division had purpose to imagine {that a} Tularosa Public Faculties counselor had a felony warrant out of Virginia, police stated.
Powell was booked into the Otero County Detention Middle earlier than extradition to Virginia, in line with New Mexico police.
Albemarle County Police Division spokeswoman Bridgette Butynski instructed The Every day Progress he had not but been extradited as of Friday night.
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Powell stands accused of the repeated rape of a 15-year-old lady in 2004. On the time, he was the lady’s court-ordered counselor.
Powell was a social employee at Tularosa Excessive Faculty in New Mexico on the time of his arrest.
Butynski stated Powell “was not employed by a college division of any sort” in Virginia on the time of the reported crime.
The alleged sufferer reported the 2004 rape to Albemarle County police in March of final 12 months.
She instructed police Powell was her court-ordered counselor and their classes “rapidly was grooming after which a sexual relationship,” in line with data filed in Alamogordo Justice of the Peace Court docket.
Powell ended the counseling a part of the connection with the teenager on the finish of 2004, in line with data, telling her it was “inappropriate” for them to have intercourse whereas he was her counselor. The sexual a part of the connection continued “till Mr. Powell left for New Mexico.”
“That is an lively and ongoing case,” in line with an Albemarle County Police Division assertion.
Anybody with any data concerning this or different incidents associated to Powell is inspired to contact Detective Michael Schneider with the division’s felony investigation division at (434) 296-5807. Those that want to stay nameless can contact the Crime Stoppers tip line by telephone at (434) 977-4000 by electronic mail at crimestoppers@albemarle.org.
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