Felony Charges Held in Towamencin Teen's Alleged Child Rape Case

A Towamencin teen heads to Montgomery County court on numerous felony charges related to numerous alleged rapes of a girl under the age of nine, following a preliminary hearing in Lansdale District Court last week.

Rasheed J. Adams-Smith, 19, of the 200 block of Brunswick Court in the Morgandale development in Towamencin, is charged with:

• Felony Rape of a Child
• Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child
• Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault
• Felony Sexual Assault
• Felony Indecent Assault on an Individual Less Than 13 Years Old
• Felony Endangering the Welfare of Children
• Felony Sexual Contact with a Minor
• Misdemeanor Indecent Exposure
• Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person

Adams-Smith had his bail reduced from $500,000 cash to $99,000 cash bail at his preliminary hearing before District Judge Harold Borek, according to court records.

As part of his bail conditions, Adams-Smith cannot reside or be within Morgandale, cannot have any contact with the alleged victim's family or the victim by himself or through a third party, and cannot have contact with the alleged victim in person, by phone, through a third party or in writing, according to court documents.

Adams-Smith will be arraigned in county court on June 19.

According to court records, Towamencin Township Police on Dec. 14, 2012, received referral from Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth of a report of alleged sexual abuse involving a nine-year-old female in Towamencin Township.

Police said that prior to 2009, the alleged victim lived with her family in Ambler Borough. Prior to Dec. 14, 2012, the girl disclosed to her mother that Adams-Smith had allegedly been touching  her private areas and doing "bad things to her" on numerous occasions over a span of time, according to court documents.

Adams-Smith was a juvenile at the onset of the alleged offenses, and was an adult at the time of the last offense, police said.

Police conducted an interview with the alleged victim on March 21, 2013, according to court records. She described years of sexual abuse allegedly committed by Adams-Smith that began when the girl was still wearing Pull-Ups at the age of four or five, according to court records.

Police said the abuse continued over the years until the last alleged offense in Summer 2012.

The alleged victim described alleged offenses involving the fondling of her genitals and anus, anal intercourse, Adams-Smith masturbating and ejaculating in her presence and making the girl touch his penis, according to court records.

The alleged victim said the alleged offenses occurred within her home in Ambler and later in Towamencin, according to court documents.

The girl told police that the alleged offenses also occurred at Adams-Smith's home in Morgandale, according to court documents.

Adams-Smith allegedly told the girl not to tell anyone what happened, according to court records.