Kivette charged with rape
Article contributed by The Journal Record
By Scott johnson
Managing Editor
HAMILTON - A Hamilton man is being charged with two counts of first-degree rape for allegedly performing sex acts on his girlfriend while she was incapacitated on drugs.
Adam Blake Kivette, 33, Hamilton, is being held at the Marion County Jail in Hamilton on a $400,000 bond for the rape of a 35-year-old Hamilton woman.
Hamilton Police Department Investigator Scotty Chandler told the Journal Record Kivette was charged with both counts of rape on Nov. 6. Kivette was already in custody at the jail for unrelated misdemeanors.
Chandler said the victim was allegedly incapacited on illicit drugs when the rapes occured. She provided the police department with video footage of both incidents recorded by Kivette while he committed them.
Chandler said both incidents occured at a trailor park on Rockcliff Road in September. According to the investigator, the victim and Kivette where in a relationship at the time.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Kivette for Monday, Nov. 25, in 25th Judiciail Circuit Court at the Marion County Courthouse in Hamilton.
First-degree rape is a Class A felony and punishable by 10-99 years in prison or a life sentence.
Chandler thanked District Attorney Investigator Rusty Hulsey for providing digital forensic support in the case.
(When a defendant is charged with a crime, the charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.)
