Cochran charged with two counts of rape

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

— Josiah Cochran, 18, of Decatur, was charged with two felonies on May 21 forallegedly raping two girls in 2006.

Cochran was already serving a sentence in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for previous crimes when the charges were filed.

Cochran is accused of raping the two girls when they were 8 and 14 years old, according to a report from the Decatur Police Department. One of the girls was reportedly raped on three different occasions. Both of the girls were interviewed by the Child Advocacy Center.

Cochran denied all the allegations during an interview with police in December.

He is being held in the Benton County Jail with a $50,000 bond on the two felony charges.

School News, Pages 10 on 05/25/2011