LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lawrenceburg man accused in multiple Lexington rape cases has been indicted on ten counts.
George Wayne Aldridge was indicted last Monday on two counts of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, three counts of kidnapping of an adult, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, and one count of wanton endangerment, according to court records.
Aldridge was arrested in February after testing of DNA evidence linked to six different cases involving different victims led detectives to a surname tied to him, according to court records.
After Aldridge was identified as a suspect, investigators took a sample of DNA known to belong to him and tested it against the DNA evidence in the case, resulting in a match, according to court records.
Criminal complaints filed in Aldridge’s case outline three separate rapes.
The first was reported in July 2009. In that case, a woman told investigators she was walking on State Street at about 3:00 a.m. when she was approached from behind and put in a "bear hug," according to the complaint. The man who grabbed her told her he would kill her if she screamed, and she felt an object that she believed to be a weapon pushed into her side. He then forced her to walk behind a house and raped her, according to the complaint.
She told investigators that she didn’t know the suspect and that she’d never met him before.
The second case was reported in March 2013. In that case, police were called to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital where a woman reported that an unknown suspect had sexually assaulted her while she was physically helpless, according to the criminal complaint.
The woman had been found by sheriff’s deputies in a field on the Jessamine/Woodford county line. She’d been at a fraternity party that night and didn’t remember leaving the party. The next thing she remembered was waking up to police yelling at her, telling her she wasn’t wearing any clothing, according to the complaint.
The woman suffered multiple injuries in the assault, according to the complaint.
The last case tied to Aldridge’s Lexington charges was reported in January 2016. A woman reported she was walking home at 4:00 a.m. from a party when a vehicle pulled beside her and a man offered her a ride home. She reported that she did not remember how she got into the vehicle, but believes she was pulled in.
The woman recalled that the man was not driving toward her home and that she begged to be let go. The man drove her to a field where he sexually assaulted her and choked her until she lost consciousness, according to the criminal complaint. She was able to get away and ran down Tates Creek Road where she was found by someone passing through the area.
She also told investigators that she didn’t know the suspect and that she’d never met him before.
Aldridge appeared in court April 20 and was given a bond of $50,000 full cash. If he posts bond he must remain on house arrest. His next court date is June 15.
