Newborn Girl DAVIS - 8 days (2008)/ Accused: Reginald Davis(father) - Forrest City AR

Teen Charged With Infant Rape

Shaun Chaiyabhat

9:17 p.m. CDT, October 8, 2009

FAST FACTS:

• Reginald Davis, 19, charged with rape and second degree battery
  
• Police say mentally challenged teen raped his 8 day-old daughter September 2008
  
• Psychologists deem Davis mentally conpetant for trial
  

(Forrest City, AR 10/08/09) Doctors have determined that a mentally challenged teenager is fit to stand trial for raping his eight day-old daughter.

Reginald Davis was 18 years old when police say he raped and beat his infant daughter in the mother's Forrest City, Arkansas home. The newborn was rushed to the hospital September 1, 2008 after Davis visited the child and her mother. Doctors said the newborn had vaginal bleeding and a fractured skull. Police arrested Davis after the child's 15 year-old mother said she took a shower and left Davis alone with his newborn.

In a forensic report submitted to the court, doctors say he understands right from wrong. Under questioning, Davis told investigators different stories, but "finally admitted that he caused the injuries to his child".

He claimed he "accidentally penetrated the baby" and "accidentally dropped" her. At the time, Davis' mother said her son was set up and that it's not in his nature to hurt a child.

"Whatever happened over there, I hope they just come out with the truth and tell it because all I know when I talked to him he said something about a baby and he didn't do that," said Jacqueline Smith.

According to the forensic report, Davis grew up in a violent home. Doctors say with an IQ of 59, the Special Ed student has "mild mental retardation".

Juvenile courts determined him delinquent and put him on probation for robbery. Experts say with his history, Davis may not have been prepared to care for a child.

"Have they been taught? Have they experienced what it is like to be cared for and have they been taught how to care for another person," asks Nancy Williams of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center.

Davis has told investigators another man sexually assaulted his daughter. He is still behind bars and could go to trial next month. Despite Davis' mental handicap, doctors think he knew sexual contact with a child was against the law.


http://www.wreg.com/wreg-father-accused-rape-infant,0,4854362.story

Baby Rapist Loses Out on “Low I.Q.” Defense

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Rob Taylor

Plenty of people with various levels of retardation have manged not to rape their own 8-day-old daughters but that didn’t stop supporters of filthy degenerate Reginald Davis from spending a year and a half claiming his I.Q score of 59 makes him de facto innocent of being a violent pervert. Of course, low I.Q. scores can be attributed to drug use, illiteracy and any number of factors that have nothing to do with people actually being mentally disabled but that’s a discussion for another day. Davis was competent enough to knock up some 14-year-old and he was competent enough to wait for said 14-year-old to go take a shower so he could rape the child. Ergo, he’s competent enough to go to jail and hopefully get a healthy dose of prison justice.

The Arkansas court system agrees with me:

(Forrest City, AR 10/08/09) Doctors have determined that a mentally challenged teenager is fit to stand trial for raping his eight day-old daughter.

Reginald Davis was 18 years old when police say he raped and beat his infant daughter in the mother’s Forrest City, Arkansas home. The newborn was rushed to the hospital September 1, 2008 after Davis visited the child and her mother. Doctors said the newborn had vaginal bleeding and a fractured skull. Police arrested Davis after the child’s 15 year-old mother said she took a shower and left Davis alone with his newborn.

In a forensic report submitted to the court, doctors say he understands right from wrong.

Under questioning, Davis told investigators different stories, but “finally admitted that he caused the injuries to his child”.
He claimed he “accidentally penetrated the baby” and “accidentally dropped” her.

At the time, Davis’ mother said her son was set up and that it’s not in his nature to hurt a child.

“Whatever happened over there, I hope they just come out with the truth and tell it because all I know when I talked to him he said something about a baby and he didn’t do that,” said Jacqueline Smith.

According to the forensic report, Davis grew up in a violent home. Doctors say with an IQ of 59, the Special Ed student has “mild mental retardation”. Juvenile courts determined him delinquent and put him on probation for robbery. Experts say with his history, Davis may not have been prepared to care for a child.

Ya think? Let’s stop for a moment and marvel at the world’s greatest mother whose “mentally challenged” son had already been picked up for robbery and knocked up a 14-year-old by the time he was 18. Her kid is the only one in the room with a baby that’s clearly been sexually assaulted and her theory is that it was all an elaborate set up.

http://www.red-alerts.com/crime-news/baby-rapist-loses-out-on-low-i-q-defense/

Prosecutors await evaluation results in rape case


Posted:
Apr 21, 2011 7:21 PM EDT


Updated:
Apr 28, 2011 8:20 PM EDT


By Scott Munsell










The man
accused of raping his eight-day-old daughter in 2008 is scheduled to
appear in Circuit Court next month, but prosecutors are not expecting
the case to go to trial at that time.
Deputy Prosecutor Chris Morledge said
Reginald Davis, 20, of Forrest City, is scheduled to appear during the
May Circuit Court term that is set to begin on May 2. While Davis is
scheduled to appear in court, Morledge said he doesn't expect anything
to be done at that time. Morledge said the case is currently being
delayed as both sides await a mental evaluation requested by Davis'
defense attorneys.
"Mr. Davis is on the court docket for May 2,
but we really can't move forward with anything at this time. When Mr.
Davis was initially arrested, due to the nature of the crime he was
accused of, we immediately requested a mental evaluation. We have
received that evaluation, and the state officials who evaluated him
found that he was competant to stand trial. The defense then requested
an evaluation from a separate individual, and we are currently awaiting
that report," said Morledge. "The law states that once a mental
evaluation is requested by either side, the prosecution or the defense,
all proceedings in the case cease until that mental evaluation comes
back."
A document on file in Circuit Clerk Bette
Green's office from the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division
of Mental Health Services Arkansas State Hospital shows that doctors
have found that Davis has the capacity to understand the court
proceedings against him and to assist in his own defense.
Davis is charged with rape and second-degree
battery for allegedly sexually abusing his then eight-day-old daughter
who also suffered a skull fracture in the incident, which took place at
the home of the child's mother and grandmother.
Davis was arrested in September of 2008 and is currently being held in the St. Francis County Jail on $100,000 bond.

http://www.katv.com/story/14494111/prosecutors-await-evaluation-results-in-rape-case

Prosecutors await evaluation results in rape case

Posted:
Apr 21, 2011 7:21 PM EDT

Updated:
Apr 28, 2011 8:20 PM EDT

By Scott Munsell



The man accused of raping his eight-day-old daughter in 2008 is scheduled to appear in Circuit Court next month, but prosecutors are not expecting the case to go to trial at that time.

Deputy Prosecutor Chris Morledge said Reginald Davis, 20, of Forrest City, is scheduled to appear during the May Circuit Court term that is set to begin on May 2. While Davis is scheduled to appear in court, Morledge said he doesn't expect anything to be done at that time. Morledge said the case is currently being delayed as both sides await a mental evaluation requested by Davis' defense attorneys.

"Mr. Davis is on the court docket for May 2, but we really can't move forward with anything at this time. When Mr. Davis was initially arrested, due to the nature of the crime he was accused of, we immediately requested a mental evaluation. We have received that evaluation, and the state officials who evaluated him found that he was competant to stand trial. The defense then requested an evaluation from a separate individual, and we are currently awaiting that report," said Morledge. "The law states that once a mental evaluation is requested by either side, the prosecution or the defense, all proceedings in the case cease until that mental evaluation comes back."

A document on file in Circuit Clerk Bette Green's office from the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health Services Arkansas State Hospital shows that doctors have found that Davis has the capacity to understand the court proceedings against him and to assist in his own defense.

Davis is charged with rape and second-degree battery for allegedly sexually abusing his then eight-day-old daughter who also suffered a skull fracture in the incident, which took place at the home of the child's mother and grandmother.

Davis was arrested in September of 2008 and is currently being held in the St. Francis County Jail on $100,000 bond.



http://www.katv.com/story/14494111/prosecutors-await-evaluation-results-in-rape-case