Craigslist Ad leads to Rape and Kidnapping charges!

Paulding County Man Arrested for Rape and Kidnapping

(Paulding County, GA) On May 29, 2013 Deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshal’s Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, and the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force served a search warrant and arrest warrant on Christopher Michael Smith (W/M, 37 YOA) at his home on May 29, 2013. 

The arrest warrants and subsequent search warrant stemmed from an alleged rape and sexual assault that occurred on the evening of Monday May 27, 2013 at Smith’s residence 
(1467 Mt. Tabor Church Road Dallas, GA).

According to the victim, an ad was placed on Craigslist advertising her services as a bartender. When Smith contacted the victim, he explained that he was having a party and wanted to hire her to bartend. Once the victim was picked up by Smith on the evening of the supposed party, she was taken back to his Mt. Tabor Church Road residence where the rape took place. Once the incident was over, the victim was then taken back to her vehicle and instructed not to call law enforcement officials or else. 

As a result of the rape and sexual assault, Smith was charged with the following offenses:

-Rape (F)

-Aggravated Assault (F)

-Aggravated Sexual Battery (F)

-Aggravated Sodomy (F)

-Kidnapping (F)

-Possession of Marijuana with Intent 
 to Distribute (F)

-Battery (M)

Smith is currently being housed at the Paulding County Detention Center where he is being held with no bond. Considering the way in which this crime occurred, Detectives believe that there is the possibility that there may be other victims that have not come forward. Detectives want to reach out to anyone that may have had contact with Smith in the past that may possibly be a victim of rape or sexual assault to call the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (770) 443-3015.