Father charged with kidnapping, rape in attack on daughter who was left for dead
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WALLACE, Idaho (AP) - A registered sex offender accused of trying to kill his 12-year-old daughter last month now faces additional charges, including rape and kidnapping.
John R. Tuggle, 37, was arraigned Friday on the additional charges. Tuggle, registered as a sex offender in Colorado, already had been charged with attempted murder and could face life in prison if convicted.
Authorities believe Tuggle took the girl to a remote area of northern Idaho on July 20 after telling her mother he was taking her shopping.
Tuggle had spent nine years in prison for raping his ex-wife's 13-year-old sister and was visiting his daughter for the first time since his release from prison in 2004. Two weeks earlier, he had been informed he was being asked by his ex-wife for additional child support. Their two children live with her in Athol, about 40 miles northeast of Spokane, Wash.
According to testimony from a sheriff's deputy Friday, Tuggle allegedly tied up his daughter, telling her he wanted to show her how to bind her younger brother.
He then pulled her to a meadow, held a knife to her cheek and raped her, the deputy said. The girl told authorities her father stabbed her five times and left her. She was found later that day by campers who heard her cries.
Tuggle, who was caught in Wallace after a weeklong manhunt, is being held on $10 million bail.
His attorney, Erik Smith, didn't return phone calls seeking comment.
www.9news.com/acm_news.as...89c01ca7bf
WALLACE, Idaho (AP) - A registered sex offender accused of trying to kill his 12-year-old daughter last month now faces additional charges, including rape and kidnapping.
John R. Tuggle, 37, was arraigned Friday on the additional charges. Tuggle, registered as a sex offender in Colorado, already had been charged with attempted murder and could face life in prison if convicted.
Authorities believe Tuggle took the girl to a remote area of northern Idaho on July 20 after telling her mother he was taking her shopping.
Tuggle had spent nine years in prison for raping his ex-wife's 13-year-old sister and was visiting his daughter for the first time since his release from prison in 2004. Two weeks earlier, he had been informed he was being asked by his ex-wife for additional child support. Their two children live with her in Athol, about 40 miles northeast of Spokane, Wash.
According to testimony from a sheriff's deputy Friday, Tuggle allegedly tied up his daughter, telling her he wanted to show her how to bind her younger brother.
He then pulled her to a meadow, held a knife to her cheek and raped her, the deputy said. The girl told authorities her father stabbed her five times and left her. She was found later that day by campers who heard her cries.
Tuggle, who was caught in Wallace after a weeklong manhunt, is being held on $10 million bail.
His attorney, Erik Smith, didn't return phone calls seeking comment.
