Ex-Cop Charged with Serious Crimes

0:00A former Benson police officer named Peter Afonzo Blake, 33 years old, just got hit with serious charges from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. He's accused of forcible rape, kidnapping, burglary, and involuntary sexual servitude after allegedly breaking into someone's home and assaulting them. On April 8, the trouble started earlier in April when the Benson police department got reports of sexual assault. If Greg Percy passed his straight to Johnson County District Attorney Jason Waller, and they called in the SBI for help that same day, April 8, Blake's out of a job now as the town confirmed right after his arrest on Wednesday. Folks are shot, especially since he served in Benson, about 33 miles south of Raleigh, and this hits hard for trust in local law. Enforcement. He's locked up without bail for now, waiting on a district court judge to decide his next steps, court records back up the home invasion, and assault details from the warrant. The SBI is still digging deeper and urging anyone else who thinks Blake victimize them

1:04to reach out to investigators or the Benson PD could be more to. This story unfolding, you've been listening to Durham News today, AI-powered local news.