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Former NKY High School Basketball Star Jailed On Rape, Sodomy Charges

Posted at 4:52 AM, Dec 12, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-12 07:33:30-05

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (WLWT)– A former high school basketball star has been arrested on rape charges.

The local sheriff’s office said Tuesday that Jake Walter, of Burlington, is accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman.

The victim tells police that Walter forcibly raped and sodomized her throughout the day on Sunday.

We’re told the victim had several injuries from the alleged assault.

Walter was a standout basketball player at Covington Catholic High School.

He is charged with rape and sodomy.