17-year-old charged with rape

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

A 17-year-old was transferred to Dyer County Circuit Court on Tuesday to face rape and aggravated sexual battery charges as an adult.

Timothy Andrew Pettie, no address listed, Dyersburg, was transported from Youth Villages in Memphis after a 30-day evaluation ordered in February by Juvenile Court Judge Tony Childress. He was charged with rape of child (less than 13 years of age) and aggravated sexual battery.

Pettie was ordered transferred into adult court to face the charges. Childress also ordered him to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18.

Pettie was lodged in the Dyer County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

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That's strange!!!!!!!!???

-- Posted by different/visons/12 on Wed, Apr 2, 2008, at 1:29 PM

SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK.. THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY!!!!

-- Posted by BABYGIRL1977 on Wed, Apr 2, 2008, at 11:24 PM

I agree house the rapist but hey why you let a murderer go free????

-- Posted by Panhead57 on Thu, Apr 3, 2008, at 9:13 AM

I find it sad most of this people there is nooooo address known'are all these crimes by homeless people?No picture to go by. How do we know what to look for and where to look if one rents a house ECT??

-- Posted by different/visons/12 on Thu, Apr 3, 2008, at 1:37 PM

IF HE GOES TO RIKERS ISLAND OR SANQUENTIN WHERE THE REAL BAD BOYS ARE....,,,HE MIGHT FIND OUT HOW IT FEELS TO BE UNDER FORCE....WHAT A LOSER....LADIES,,,STRAP UP THE GAT FOR CREEPS LIKE THAT....

-- Posted by DMASE on Fri, Apr 4, 2008, at 7:25 PM

i agree with the comment on they will let a murder go free. but this boy will go to jail or prison.just like on the news that a 6 year old they got for slapping a little girl in his school on her back end.they are going over board with this .

-- Posted by suzzylady on Sat, Apr 5, 2008, at 9:21 AM

We're talking rape and aggravated battery OF A CHILD UNDER 13, people. Not some 17 year having consensual sex with his girlfriend. If he's guilty, why would you feel sorry for him just because he's homeless? If you don't know it's wrong to hold someone down and do the things he did to that LITTLE GIRL, you'd learn real quick if someone did it to you.

-- Posted by outta*here on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, at 6:53 PM

He RAPED a CHILD! Other cases should not matter on how you feel about THIS case. A person that can RAPE a CHILD is worse than a murderer, and should be locked in a cell with about 3 men that shows him what it feels like to be violated!!!

-- Posted by opinionated on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, at 7:01 PM

OMG.. WHO CARES IF HE IS HOMELESS OR NOT. HE RAPED A LITTLE GIRL. ALL I CAN SAY "EYE FOR AN EYE"

-- Posted by BABYGIRL1977 on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, at 8:37 PM

All I can say is .. he wont be in jail long .. The courts like the plea things down to a lesser charge .. I can almost garantee that he will cop out to attempted aggrevated sexual assault .. I would even be willing to bet on it .. Plain and simple , anyone who commits a serious crime , such as rape or murder .. should go to prison for the max. amount of time .. End of discussion

-- Posted by JU5T1C34@LL on Fri, Aug 1, 2008, at 12:07 PM